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Festival review – Outside/Inside: The Bridge, Homelessness to Hope at Firebug & Duffy’s Bar, 16th & 17th November 2024

31/01/2025 Kevin Gaughan 0
Now for one of my favourite sets of the weekend, Honest Dave, a beautiful performance from Dave and the rest of the band, with their saxophone, guitar and ‘wooden knock’ played a varied discography; featured songs that tackled a Rwandan witch

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Gig review – Plastic Circus at The International, Friday 17th January 2025

30/01/2025 Thomas Needham 0
with Ant Hill, Charlie Plews and Rebecca French Reviewed by Thomas Needham ‘I usually play all the same pubs so it’s nice to play somewhere […]

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Gig review – King Creosote at The International Music Venue, Wednesday 20th November 2024

02/12/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
The newer songs were often driven by throbby synth-loops and relatively modern beats, but always overlaid with KC’s characteristic gravelly, Scots-inflected tones.

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Gig review – SoundHive Social at Duffy’s Bar, Thursday 13th June 2024

14/06/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
Known for his albums with extensive collections of songs, Kenton Hall showed us tonight what a great entertainer he is, apart from being an excellent song-writer and superb singer.

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Gig review – Take The Stage: Relaunch at Duffy’s Bar, Wednesday 3rd April 2024

13/04/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
All photographs by Nicolas Joy Palmer @ohnicolajoy (Instagram) Reviewed by Kaia Bliss After a short hiatus and change of venue, Take the Stage hosted and curated […]

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