I first meet Jay Diggins in the beer garden of the Ring O Bells pub in Lancaster in April 2013. That evening, the Plastic Dolls Presents night lined up Jay along with Greenheart who double as his band when he goes out live. I had been given the heads up at a previous gig by … Continue reading
BBC Introducing Lancashire Blog by Jamie Hamilton ‘Summer sun and live sessions. What more could you ask for on a mid-July weekend? BBC Lancashire didn’t single-handedly part the clouds, lasso the sun and heave it over the usually dreary British Isles, but we are providing some suitably wonderful acoustic sessions to suit the occasion courtesy … Continue reading
In the next few days leading up to Beat-Herder festival, we thought it would be a nice idea to check out which local bands will be representing the Lancashire Music Scene, so to kick things off here is a fantastic band from Preston called… Mobius loop Describing themselves as ‘ethereal world music’, Mobius loop are … Continue reading
There is always a nagging wretch rubbing its thorny back up against the pit of your stomach, twisting and writhing like some regret of Sodom: Argh! the bastard, as Bruce Lee would say…when you do something for the second time after a triumphant opener. What went so right on that first date with the new … Continue reading
This is long… sorry… no other way! I’m Sean McGinty and I present BBC Introducing on BBC Radio Lancashire (8pm til 10pm on a Saturday night) and I was really sad when I heard Red Rose Music was no longer going to be actively showcasing local music, creatives and writers. So I contacted them and … Continue reading