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Sounds from beyond the Shed 216 “Top of the Pops”
So Christmas has come and gone in the twinkling of a bearded man’s eye, and he’s back in the North Pole, and we’re all clearing up the detritus of a week’s worth of fun and frolics […]
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Live Reviews
Live Review: Boia Festival, St Davids, Pembrokeshire – 23rd-25th October 2025
One thing you can always rely on at Boia is shocking weather. Does it matter? Not a jot, because as the wind howls and the rain batters, you are safely inside the range of super venues […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 206 “The Edge of the World”
So, as previewed last week, I spent the weekend at Boia in St Davids (no apostrophe, Oliver) and what a joyful and immensely satisfying thing it was. Lots and lots of music in small venues performed […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 206 “Boia”
This is the last time I mention Black Deer, I promise, but when the news came through of the cancellation, I took decisive action (a first for me). I had known that a rather marvellous festival […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 168 “Another one done”
Thanks for reading and another brilliant year of music. I’ve been writing for this site for a while now, as evidenced by Paul Kerr’s brilliant AUK Back Pages series, which I highly recommend as some holiday […]