When did you first know that you wanted to be a musician? I’ve been singing since I was really small. So I first started singing when I was about five, then I started writing songs when I was about 14. I wrote a song at school and I remember taking it to my music teacher […]
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When did you first know you wanted to be a musician? I think the idea that I would love to sing in a band first starting formulating in my head in my early 20’s, but I certainly didn’t think I could or would be playing an instrument, let alone writing my own songs… I went
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When did you first know that you wanted to be a musician? I always knew I wanted to be a singer. I basically came out of the womb doing jazz hands and Fosse choreography. But I credit Robbie Williams for inspiring me to become a songwriter and musician. I spent a lot of time in
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When did you first know you wanted to be musicians? Kevin Brennan: My Dad was a musician and had a band, so by 11 he taught me the guitar with a promise of a place in the band if I was good enough. Pretty soon I was hooked and had played 200+ gigs by the
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Kelley Swindall’s 2020 debut album, ‘You can Call Me Darlin If You Want’ was a big success. It was packed with songs about strong and feisty female characters, all told by Swindall’s soulful vocals. You can hear the influence of Kris Kristofferson and Patsy Cline in her lyricism and sonically, the production draws upon folk
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Perez has had a long and varied career, fronting Apocalyptica and The Doors at the 2012 Sunset Strip Music Festival, and working with the likes of Darius Rucker and Ringo Starr. Perez soaks up all the experiences he’s had within the music industry like a sponge. The album is a companion to the documentary he
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Dylan Scott’s latest album features some of the finest songwriters in Nashville including HARDY, Thomas Rhett and Morgan Wallen and sees him team up with friend Jimmie Allen for a superb, unifying collaboration, ‘In Our Blood’. His latest single ‘Amen To That’ epitomises all that this album is with it’s cleverly written lyrics, and it’s
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Andrew Bird’s music will not be to the taste of our traditional country music fan. He comes from an indie rock background but his lyricism on this latest album will be appreciated by most music fans. Inside Problems delves deep inside Bird’s subconscious, playing with the emotions and thoughts in his heart and mind creating
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Texas songwriter, Vanessa Lively leans more towards folk and world music rather than country but country fans can surely appreciate her lyricism and soulful voice. The album begins with ‘(Truth Is) I Am Found’ which features an unusual production but nevertheless the cello is beautiful. This record in particular takes listeners on a journey. Lively,
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Following on from his 2018 EP ‘Ornate’ Terry Emm revisits a track called ‘Here’ originally released in 2012. Lukas Drinkwater takes over the production, enriching it by adding new instrumentation to the track which explores love and loss. It is given an Americana identity and the addition of the double bass helps to bring the
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