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REVIEW – Devizes Arts Festival – Christian Garrick & The Budapest Café Orchestra @ Corn Exchange 16th June 2023
Hot Gypsy Jazz Andy Fawthrop Devizes Arts Festival headed into its final weekend with a fine Friday night gig at The Corn Exchange. As Clair Figes of the Arts Festival said in her introduction, this was all about the music. Whilst there might have been some hesitation to give any Russian music any air-time at… Read more
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No Need for Medicine Men – Elles Bailey Will Lift Your Spirit
Elles Bailey at The Corn Exchange, Devizes; part of Devizes Arts Festival. By Ben Niamor. Images by Andy Fawthrop Elles Bailey made a welcomed return to Devizes this week, her sixth appearance in town by my count since local luthier and at that time promoter Mirko Pangrazzi booked this emerging talent some years ago now.… Read more
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Devizes, We Are Sustainable!
Bingo, someone came up to me in the Market Place while I was chatting with Devizes Greens chief, Margaret Green about all random matters of climate change, to offer us both a free vegan chocolate tiffin, and that’s plenty to swing this blogger to pen a decent review in itself! Though I didn’t need a… Read more
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We’ve Found You, Danni W!
Right you lot, listen up; I’m fully aware this debut album, Lost to be Found, from Swindon’s Danni W has been out, what, a fortnight nearly now? Reason why I’ve not mentioned it prior, aside from being a busy boy, is I had to listen to it a few times because it’s undoubtedly feelgood pop… Read more
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REVIEW – Devizes Arts Festival – Hawes & Catlow @ St Andrews, Chris Ingham Trio @ Town Hall 15th June 2023
Andy Fawthrop The Hot & The Cool Devizes Arts Festival headed towards the end of its second week with a double-dip into the chocolate–box of goodies. At lunchtime we had some hot folk, and in the evening we had cool jazz…… St Andrews was the venue at lunchtime as Kit Hawes (guitar, vocals) and Aaron… Read more
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REVIEW – Devizes Arts Festival – Clive Anderson 14th June 2023 @ The Corn Exchange, Devizes
Andy Fawthrop The Scottish Play Devizes Arts Festival headed towards the end of its second week last night. And here was another highlight….. Clive Anderson is pretty well known household name, being seen on TV and heard on radio as a presenter, writer and interviewer over the past 30 years. He’s an award-winner, a versatile… Read more
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