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Small Venue Heroes: Grateful Fred’s
As we have seen, the Small Venue Heroes feature has, over the last year or so, done what it set out to do. It has given a nod of appreciation to those current artists who, whilst […]
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Small Venue Heroes – The Lost Trades
Lockdown had a profound effect on all musicians. For The Lost Trades, a newly established band on the verge of their first tour it slammed the brakes on. Formed in 2019 by Wiltshire based singer songwriters […]
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Small Venue Heroes: Nathan Bell
Nathan Bell’s first stab at fame ran foul of the increasing assembly line approach required by the Nashville music industry in the 1980s. Unwilling to play their game he quit and had a regular job for […]
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Small Venue Heroes: The Josephines
To date, the biggest band to come out of the city of Bowling Green, Kentucky is almost certainly eclectic art rockers Cage The Elephant. But it’s also home to The Josephines, who describe themselves as a […]
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Small Venue Heroes: Rory McLeod
It must be twenty years since I was introduced to the music of Rory McLeod, and twenty years later, I’m still trying to find the right way to categorise the music he makes. Folk is probably […]