{"id":29780,"date":"2022-11-13T13:33:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T13:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=29780"},"modified":"2022-11-13T13:36:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T13:36:32","slug":"interview-luke-broughton-talks-about-his-music-work-with-the-homeless-and-forthcoming-ep-release-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/interview-luke-broughton-talks-about-his-music-work-with-the-homeless-and-forthcoming-ep-release-gig\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview &#8211; Luke Broughton talks about his music, work with the homeless and forthcoming EP release gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Click below to see the interview.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_78221\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__B_sGj9uVI?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Music in Leicester interviews Luke Broughton at the Villare Hotel, Leicester, 22\/10\/22\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/796801284965233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for the Facebook event for his EP launch gig.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lukebroughtonofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for Luke&#8217;s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Interviewed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yourmumsmellslol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imogen Cresswell<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Leicester musician, Luke Broughton, tells us about his musical background, work with the Homeless charity, The Bridge. 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