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  • International Reggae Day: Ten Reggae Songs You Might Not Know, But You Doโ€ฆ.

    International Reggae Day: Ten Reggae Songs You Might Not Know, But You Doโ€ฆ.

    1st July marks International Reggae Day, and I want to jam it with you. Why? Because as something of a reggae connoisseur I cringed when someone once asked me if Eric Clapton or Bob Marley recorded I Shot The Sheriff originally. It didnโ€™t deserve an answer!  It occurred to me, going on this, old ravers… Read more

  • Free Charity Fundraising Festival at The Three Crowns Devizes

    With the Three Crowns being the liveliest pub in Devizes for some years now with live music every weekend and the Brewery Shop as a new neighbour, it seems sensible to upgrade the idea to a free Wadworth mini fundraising festival ….yay! On Saturday 12th July The Three Crowns will pull all stocks out, with… Read more

  • Supergrass Headline Frome Festival to Support Local Community Action Group

    Supergrass Headline Frome Festival to Support Local Community Action Group

    Britpop icons Supergrass will headline Frome Festival as a fundraising event for grassroots community action group โ€˜People for Packsaddleโ€™ who are fighting to save a much-loved local green space from development……. The Cheese and Grain made a last-minute announcement of the concert slated for Friday 11th July as part of the Festival, crashing their site… Read more

  • IDLES’ at Block Party

    With their only UK shows of the year quickly approaching, the 1st and 2nd August will see IDLESโ€™ and music festival Block Party take over Bristolโ€ฆ.. Queens Square in Bristol will soon hold its first major live music event in 20 years. IDLESโ€™ lead singer, Joe Talbot, promised โ€œmusic we love for the people we… Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ White Horse Operaโ€™s Cosi Fan Tutte @ Assembly Rooms โ€“ Saturday 21st June 2025

    REVIEW โ€“ White Horse Operaโ€™s Cosi Fan Tutte @ Assembly Rooms โ€“ Saturday 21st June 2025

    Another Triumph for WHO Andy Fawthrop Following the excellent recent production of La Belle Helene at Devizesโ€™ Wharf Theatre back in March (see here), White Horse Opera (WHO) have triumphed yet again by bringing their production of Mozartโ€™s Cosi Fan Tutte to D-Town.ย ย  Cosรฌ fan tutte is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang… Read more

  • News & Chat About Wiltshire Music Awards on Donโ€™t Stop the Music Radio Show

    News & Chat About Wiltshire Music Awards on Donโ€™t Stop the Music Radio Show

    Despite being a tad under the weather last week, I was delighted to join Eddie Prestidge of Wiltshire Music Events on Swindon 105.5 radio to discuss the next stages of our Wiltshire Music Awardsโ€ฆ.. For those not in the know, though I suspect many are, presenter Peggy-Sue Ford produces a weekly show on the long-established… Read more