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Hall Music – Loney, Dear

Posted on October 5, 2011 by haymoncollins

I was head over heels in love with Dear John when it came out a couple of years ago, there was something about the sub-orchestral style, the haunting Scandinavian vocal qualities, the songs that got right under your skin to be on repeat over … Continue reading →

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Scott Matthews – The Thekla, Bristol (and a little bit of Glee Club, Birmingham)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by haymoncollins

Arriving too late to eat yet too early to queue, Mrs HC, the Lad, the fair Natalie and I sauntered past the Thekla en route to a slightly over priced drink at the River Station. As we did, I had … Continue reading →

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The Unthanks with the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band – St George’s Bristol

Posted on September 18, 2011 by haymoncollins

. Some things just work, even if at first sight they look a little incongruous, such as The Unthanks in harness with the current British champion brass band, the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. But together they really do represented a … Continue reading →

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What the Night Delivered – Scott Matthews

Posted on June 29, 2011 by haymoncollins

I have had the good fortune to live with the new Scott Matthews album, What the Night Delivers,  for a little while (courtesy of signing up for an early copy as a result of being at the superb Wolverhampton show a couple of … Continue reading →

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Fleet Foxes and Gentle-man Robin Pecknold in Wolverhampton

Posted on June 24, 2011 by haymoncollins

Fleexes The Bees Its was almost exactly two years to the day since @IDSupremo and  I saw FF at the same Civic Hall venue in Wolverhampton. Then, as my post at the time said, it was sweltering hot and the … Continue reading →

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Scott Matthews – Wolverhampton

Posted on June 12, 2011 by haymoncollins

Scott Matthews  Oaken Lee . It is almost two years to the day since @IDSupremo and I turned up for the first time at the small but beautifully formed Newhampton Arts Centre tucked away in the back streets of Wolverhampton … Continue reading →

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Without a Fight – Fossil Collective/Dark Dark Horse remix

Posted on June 9, 2011 by haymoncollins

. OK, news first, Jamie Ward purveyor of fine sounds courtesy of Dark Dark Horse (whose Centuries album got an honourable mention here) and music producer available for christenings, bar mitzvahs and other social occasions (OK that bit’s made up), has done a number on … Continue reading →

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Andy Cutting – Ruskin Mill, Nailsworth

Posted on May 26, 2011 by haymoncollins

Andy Cutting . Boldwood . Well here we were again, Mrs H-C and I, in the pleasingly local Ruskin Mill near Horsley, the venue of two school-night outings for us in a few short weeks, this time to see Andy … Continue reading →

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Fresh Bits of Bella Union – I Break Horses and Thousands

Posted on May 13, 2011 by haymoncollins

The excellent Bella Union label is one of those rare beasts where you can rarely put a foot wrong in buying something from their catalogue. Of course they have their high fliers like Fleet Foxes but they have a rich trove of … Continue reading →

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Low – C’mon

Posted on April 19, 2011 by haymoncollins

How does it happen that sometimes a band just seems to stay on the very edge of your field of vision ? Low have been a bit like that for me, there is no excuse they have been around for … Continue reading →

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