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Saturday, 6 February 2021

King King T Shirts Now Available from UKapollo

King King are very pleased to announce a new collaboration with UKapollo, a start up clothing company. Alan Nimmo was impressed by 19 year Sam Vernon who founded the company last year during lockdown. Apollo introduce two new lines, the long awaited King King Face Mask and a retro style Maverick T Shirt ( white on black). Apollo pride themselves on attention to detail, top quality and great customer service.

To order please follow this link > https://bit.ly/36HBwEK

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Friday, 5 February 2021

Janice Burns and Jon Doran — Online via Zoom Saturday 6 February 2021 - 8pm GMT

Janice Burns and Jon Doran —Saturday 6 February 2021 - 8pm GMT

Live to Your Living Room

Anglo-Scottish duo Janice Burns and Jon Doran formed in 2017, after discovering a shared love of traditional music. Their songs are filled with compelling storytelling, which comes alive through tight vocal harmonies and intricate arrangements on the mandolin and bouzouki.

Tickets £14, with options to pay a bit more or less depending on your circumstances. Gig is streamed via Zoom.

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Mick Fleetwood claims he can't remember two whole years due to cocaine

The founder member of Fleetwood Mac says that some of the 1970s is a blank to him now.

He has suggested that he cannot remember two years of his life due to heavy cocaine use.

The drummer claimed that there was a period in his life when he was not working, about which he is unable to recall any specifics.

Speaking to Classic Rock magazine, Fleetwood said: “There’s no doubt we were well equipped with the marching powder. That’s a well-worn fairytale that gets more like a war story, that gets more and more aggrandised.

“I’m not minimalising the fact that we were definitely partaking in that lifestyle,” he added. “But these weren’t a bunch of people crawling across the floor with green froth coming out of their mouths, we were working, you know?”



Thursday, 4 February 2021

Lucy Ward + Svavar Knútur + Adyn Townes – Online - Friday 5 February 2021 --8pm GMT

Lucy Ward + Svavar Knútur + Adyn Townes – Online -  Friday 5 February 2021 --8pm GMT

Enjoy an evening of song-sharing with Lucy Ward, Svavar Knútur and Adyn Townes as they perform virtually ‘in the round’ for London’s Green Note.

Green Note website, Facebook page and YouTube channel

No ticket required, but donations gratefully received on Paypal.

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Elton John Says That Musicians Lack Support Post-Brexit

The BBC reports that Sir Elton John has had "very positive" talks with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden
about EU travel for UK musicians, but said visa-free touring is not currently "on the cards".

Last month, the star signed a letter demanding action to cut red tape and fees for musicians after Brexit.

The matter was "swept under the carpet" before the UK left the EU, he said.

He said it was now his "duty" to try to help improve the post-Brexit conditions for younger stars and crews.

Up-and-coming acts hoping to tour the continent when it is safe to do so will be "up against a brick wall" of fresh "bureaucracy", "paperwork" and added "finances", he said.

"It's much more difficult for young artists to get this together because of all the red tape," Sir Elton told BBC arts editor Will Gompertz. "Every country has these different rules, there's so much procedure to go through.

"People like myself are not really affected by it, we have a foundation of people who can look after it, it still has to be done but it's much easier," the 73-year-old continued.

"[But] we find ourselves in the situation because of Brexit, this has arisen. How do we fix this? How can we fix this?

"I want the situation to be resolved, so that young people don't have the difficulties of trying to tour in Europe, because it will affect their careers, it will stunt their growth and their creativity."

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Paul Downes — Online Thursday 4 February 7.30pm GMT

Paul Downes — Online Thursday 4 February 7.30pm GMT

Poppleton Live

Paul Downes has a rich musical background that has progressed through working with Phil Beer, The Arizona Smoke Revue, Pete Seeger and, currently, The Joyce Gang. This is a chance to catch him solo, with a live gig held over Zoom.

Tickets £10

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Joe Strummer’s Solo Career Celebrated on New Collection ‘Assembly’

Highlights from the Clash legend Joe Strummer’s solo career will be the focus of a new 16 track collection titled Assembly, out March 26th via Dark Horse Records.



The album includes a never-before-heard acoustic home recording of ‘Junco Partner’ and live versions of The Clash classics ‘I Fought The Law’ and ‘Rudie Can’t Fail’ with his band, the Mescaleros.

Go here https://joe-strummer.lnk.to/D2CFA to preorder ‘Assembly’ on CD, limited edition Red 2LP vinyl and 180g 2LP vinyl on Dark Horse Records now. Plus check out the very special limited edition Litho Art Print exclusive bundle only available at Joe’s official online store.

Track List
Coma Girl

Johnny Appleseed
I Fought the Law (Live at Brixton Academy, London, 24 November 2001) *
Tony Adams
Sleepwalk
Love Kills
Get Down Moses
X-Ray Style
Mondo Bongo
Rudie Can’t Fail (Live at Brixton Academy, London, 24 November 2001) *
At the Border, Guy
Long Shadow
Forbidden City
Yalla Yalla
Redemption Song
Junco Partner (Acoustic)


Joe Strummer

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Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Bomba Estéreo Preview ‘Deja’ Album with Three New Tracks

Bomba Estéreo Preview ‘Deja’ Album with Three New Tracks

Colombian psych-cumbia group Bomba Estéreo have announced they'll return this spring with their sixth album, Deja. Today, they share three tracks from the upcoming release: "Agua," "Deja," and “Soledad," plus, they share a video for the track "Agua," directed by vocalist Liliana "Li" Saumet and Jhoy Suarez, and featuring guest vocals from Lido Pimienta and OKAN

The band describe the new LP as a concept album, divided into four parts: Agua, Aire, Tierra, and Fuego, or, the four elements of earth. “The album is about the connection and disconnection of human beings — from the planet, from one’s own self,” Li explains in a press release. “It’s about how we’re disconnected, more connected to electronic devices and virtual things than real things. So we decided to use the four elements, because they’re part of the equilibrium of human beings.” 


The origins of the group go back to 2001 when Bogotá native Simón Mejía (previously a member of 1990s Colombian alternative rock band Charconautas) was part of a loose collective of musicians and visual artists under the name A.M. 770.

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The Hut People - Online - Online Wednesday 3 February, 2021 - 8pm GMT

The Hut People - Online - Online Wednesday 3 February, 2021 - 8pm GMT


Live to Your Living Room

The Hut People (Sam Pirt and Gary Hammond) mix global rhythms with folk tunes from Quebec to Spain, Scandinavia to Sussex and everywhere in between. Expect feel-good dancing tunes, audience participation, step dancing, Quebecois foot-percussion (whilst playing the accordion!) and humour aplenty.

Tickets £14, with options to pay a bit more or less depending on your circumstances. Gig is streamed via Zoom.

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Monday, 1 February 2021

Anne Briggs – Topic Treasures Series Vinyl Re-issue.

This eponymous 1971 debut album by Anne Briggs, largely unavailable for 48 years, is widelyregarded as a pillar of any folk collection. Re-issued here as part of the   Topic Treasures series – the label’s classic and notable albums expanded in deluxe format – with rare images, new liner notes(by esteemed journalist and Briggs authority, Ken Hunt).

This debut album contains some of Briggs’ most notable songs, including ‘Blackwater Slide,’ which she famously taught to Bert Jansch, (who recorded it on his ‘Jack Orion’ album) and ‘Go Your Way,’ co-written with Jansch. As with the 1971 original, the sleeve here contains song notes by the highly-regarded English folk singer and collector of folk songs, A.L. Lloyd.

Anne Briggs began singing in local folk clubs in her teens. In 1962, she became part of the Centre 42 – a leftist group of artists, writers, actors and musicians whose aim was to make arts and culture accessible to the masses. Ewan MacColl first heard Briggs’ remarkable voice and persuaded her to join the group and tour. There Briggs met MacColl’s comrade, A.L. ‘Bert’ Lloyd who became her mentor, producing her debut EP, ‘The Hazards Of Love,’ and recording Briggs for Topic landmark albums, ‘The Iron Muse’ and ‘The Bird In The Bush.’

Briggs went on to record a follow-up album, ‘The Time Has Come,’ for CBS which, at the time, sold poorly and was rapidly deleted. Two years later, she recorded again but blocked the subsequent album’s release, disheartened as she was by her singing. She retired from the limelight, seemingly for good, although Topic’s 2019 re-issue of this debut heralded a huge resurgence of media and fan interest in this most reclusive of folk doyennes.

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