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Anniversary Cheers – Smoke Fairies “Wild Winter” celebrates 10 years

December 10, 2024 Tim Martin 0
Seasonal albums tend to have a certain sentimentality about them that reflects the traditional view of Christmas as a time good cheer, family fun and soft-focus TV ads. So, when it appeared 10 years ago ‘Wild […]
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“Wild Winter” is coming – Smoke Fairies to reissue album for 10th anniversary

November 19, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Smoke Fairies will put out a 10th anniversary reissue of their themed album “Wild Winter” via the band’s own imprint Year Seven Records on 13th December 2024. Originally released in 2014 exclusively through Rough Trade, “Wild […]
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Interview: Smoke Fairies’ Katherine Blamire on being “Carried In Sound”

February 20, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
Learning production techniques from Head, Jack White and Phil EK and playing bin lids. Smoke Fairies, Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies have been releasing music for over 16 years and have been friends for much longer. […]
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Smoke Fairies share details of new album in advance of UK dates

September 21, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Following on from the release of their highly-praised 2020 LP ‘Darkness Brings Wonders Home’, which was applauded by the likes of Mojo, Clash Magazine, Q and ourselves of course, alt-folk duo Smoke Fairies aka Katherine Blamire […]
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Smoke Fairies + John J Presley, Hoxton Hall, London, 6th February 2020

February 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
After a four year absence Smoke Fairies (Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies) have returned with a new album, the wonderfully drone heavy ‘Darkness Brings The Wonders Home’, and a smattering of gigs with more promised for […]

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