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Blue Rose Code at The Convent

Posted on May 1, 2016 by haymoncollins

Sat here on this spring Sunday morning with my second illicit cup of coffee, my head is still swirling with the songs of Blue Rose Code from the night before, and most particularly Edina from The Ballads of Peckham Rye … Continue reading →

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Fabian Holland at The Convent Club

Posted on April 26, 2015 by haymoncollins

Ian Drury’s claim that ‘There ain’t half been some ever b*st*rds’ may not be the most flattering way to introduce a few scribbles about Fabian Holland but hopefully you get the point. There sometimes seems to be an almost limitless … Continue reading →

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Moonshine – Jay Jay Johanson

Posted on April 17, 2015 by haymoncollins

Jay Jay Johanson (Jäje Johansson) is gifted with a voice that is at once fragile and vulnerable but strangely steely strong and determined. His recording career stretches back almost twenty years with some trip hop and electroclash excursions along the way. … Continue reading →

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Villagers at St George’s, Bristol

Posted on April 15, 2015 by haymoncollins

Sometimes things are just perfect. The day of the official UK release of Darling Arithmetic, the sparkling third album from Conor O’Brien’s Villagers, coincided with the opening night of the UK tour at the splendid St George’s venue in Bristol … Continue reading →

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Stones – Tom Mitchell

Posted on February 27, 2015 by haymoncollins

Funny thing music; fashions come and go (some don’t go quite as fast as they might), for a while we seem swamped by this fad or the other, and you look back and ponder, ‘Urgh what were we thinking?’ Latterly … Continue reading →

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Life Without Love – The Vestals

Posted on October 27, 2014 by haymoncollins

I have rather missed that odd combination of happy misery that I used to find in some bands, but here, in this shimmering short set of indie pop gems from The Vestals,  it’s a pleasure renewed (thanks to @TheNightCountry for the … Continue reading →

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Anyway – Immigrant Union

Posted on October 8, 2014 by haymoncollins

Love at first sight (or in this case, listen) is a dangerous thing; sometimes just a fleeting infatuation, like eating too many chocolate buttons too quickly, leaving you a bit queasy. But that’s not going to be the case here … Continue reading →

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Best of Times – My Sad Captains

Posted on May 23, 2014 by haymoncollins

Well if the chance to see Shearwater in Bristol wasn’t enough, I noticed that support was from none other than My Sad Captains. Now I burbled on about these chaps back in 2008 and 2009 but then they rather slipped … Continue reading →

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Patterns – Lifecycle

Posted on January 1, 2014 by haymoncollins

Lifecycle, apparently a London based trio made up of Geoff Dent on guitar and vocals Tish Austin, bass and Nick Holder on drums, popped out a single, Patterns at the end of November, as a precursor to their debut album slated for … Continue reading →

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Fellow Travelers – Shearwater

Posted on November 30, 2013 by haymoncollins

Shearwaters music lights up my life in so many ways, I can hardly think of a track they have done that doesn’t find a place with me. Always exquisitely played, with immaculate production, through it all shines the extraordinary voice … Continue reading →

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