Tag: Van Morrison

Pete Murray

The Australian songsmith is playing at Bush Hall and we have an invite to see him perform. Opportunists that we are, we offer to arrive early and chat with Murray before the show…thanks Pete for the meet and these informative responses…

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Dan Tyminski

The American singer-songwriter is in London for the promo on his dark artefact of a new album. We meet Dan to get the lowdown on the project and he answers all queries in this conversation hinging on how songs communicate. Thanks, Mr T…

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Wilko Johnson – As The Years Go Passing By

It’s an anniversary year for our guitar-toting livewire, still firing after a close brush with death. When Pete and the then seriously ailing Wilko last met to talk life and music at his, our man said he thought Johnson would somehow pull through and the two-part interview that we ran ended with Pete the more optimistic of the two. Operations proved successful, Johnson survived and here we are, catching up now for a celebratory Part Three…

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Peter Donegan – Superman

Once I had a call from the leader of a big band I was in to get my butt over to Hounslow the next day – a Sunday afternoon – to play at a festival. To my delight I found we were on before the headliner – Mr Lonnie Donegan. Hence I had a cuppa and chat about the blues with the early rock’n’roll star. Pleasing it is that his talented son Peter is recording and here is his new mini-album.

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Bluesfest London 2016 Announces Final Full Lineup

Bluesfest London returns for its second year at its new home of the O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom from Friday 28th October 2016 – Sunday 30th October 2016. Making use of the O2 Arena, Indigo @ O2, Brooklyn Bowl and other stages, Bluesfest London is presented by Live Nation UK and assembles talent from the United Kingdom, the United States of America and other parts of the world for a packed weekend of live blues, soul and roots music.

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