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The Hills Sing Again: Father-Son Duo Unearth the Music of Cumbria’s Stones
“Language For Stone” – Matt Howden / Keith Howden With the album “Language For Stone” the composer and violinist Matt Howden (aka Sieben) and the poet Keith Howden (Matt’s father) return to collaborate to sing once again the most enchanted and mysterious corners of England. This time they went to Cumbria, and more precisely to […]
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich brings his tour to Kendal Brewery Arts Centre
This spring, Benjamin Francis Leftwich will bring his tour to Kendal Brewery Arts Centre and showcase his brand new album Some Things Break. This raw and emotive album takes the listener through the trials and turbulence that come with the grief and heartache of loss, but it also wields a light and evokes feelings of […]
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Music Review: Redfish Blues Band – Together is Better
Together is Better is the shiny new album from Cumbria’s Redfish Blues Band, and what a delight this is. Music for grown-ups was my first thought. Delicious in every sense of the word and so well produced, this band is carving out a fantastic reputation in the blues world, and this album really hits the […]
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Michael Geen Releases Debut Album
Singer/songwriter Michael Geen has released his debut album 104. Many readers will be familiar with the number and the tragedies associated with it. “I was inspired to write the song when I moved to Whitehaven,” said Michael. “It’s about the mining disasters at William and Wellington pits. I was reading the memorial plaques around town […]
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James: Back In The Charts
It has been 34 years since James formed at university in Manchester. They’ve seen off the bands that burst onto the ‘Madchester’ scene around the same time as them – icons like The Smiths, The Fall, Stone Roses and New Order – and they were doing Britpop before it was even a thing. So it […]
