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  • Devizes Rising Star Jess Self in Final for West End Kids

    Devizes Rising Star Jess Self in Final for West End Kids

    If youโ€™ve seen Jess Self performing at the Wharf Theatre, singing at the FullTone Festival or elsewhere Iโ€™m certain youโ€™ll agree with us; Jess has that star quality which lights up the stageโ€ฆ.. At 13 Jess won Vernon Kayโ€™s Talent Nation, studied performing arts at Trowbridgeโ€™s Stagecoach and has appeared in many productions including Devizes Read more

  • FullTone Festival 2026: A New Home

    FullTone Festival 2026: A New Home

    It’s been a wonderful summer’s weekend, in which I endeavoured to at least poke my nose into the fabulous FullTone Festival, despite being invited to cover Devizes Scooter Rally, Trowbridge Festival and My Dad’s Bigger Than Your Dad festival in Swindon as well! I either need cloning technology or more people willing to write for Read more

  • Devizes Scooter Rally; Best Yet, Ranking Full Stop!

    Devizes Scooter Rally; Best Yet, Ranking Full Stop!

    If there’s been hearsay and ballyhoo about the date clash of two major but individually different events in Devizes this week, I hold my hand up for stirring the pot, yet try to attend both and find fair balance. But at the dawning of them, as magical as the FullTone Festival is, it cannot be Read more

  • FullTone Gets Underway With Devizes Music Academy Showcase and Something About Jamie

    FullTone Gets Underway With Devizes Music Academy Showcase and Something About Jamie

    Devizes annual orchestral festival, FullTone got underway yesterday afternoon with a showcase of local talent from Devizes Music Academy,ย  and finalised Friday night with their recent musical Thereโ€™s Something About Jamieโ€ฆ. If today the stage is filled with the sixty-plus piece FullTone Orchestra and guest singers, Friday night was all about Jamie ….or something about Read more

  • Static Moves Crawling Back With Debut Single

    Static Moves Crawling Back With Debut Single

    In a way itโ€™s more intriguing when a cover band sends an original song than one already producing originals. For if original bands can sometimes be critical of the desire of pub venues to value cover bands over them, yeah, your average cover band is heeding the call for their bread and butter, but are Read more

  • Salisbury Musicians Record Fundraising Single in Memory of Thom Belk

    Salisbury Musicians Record Fundraising Single in Memory of Thom Belk

    A feast of Salisbury musicians have recorded the single Edge of Reason, a powerful tribute to the irreplaceable Thomโ€ฏBelk, a champion of Salisburyโ€™s music scene who sadly passed away at the end of 2023…. โ€œThomโ€™s passion for local talent lit up this city, and this song is our way of keeping that flame burning bright,โ€ Read more