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  • Wither; Debut Single From Butane Skies

    Wither; Debut Single From Butane Skies

    Whilst dispersing highly flammable hydrocarbon gases into the atmosphere is not advisory,  Butane Skies is a name increasingly exploding on local circuits. The young and aspiring Frome โ€œa little bit emo, a little bit notโ€ four-piece released a debut single Wither last month (while I was on my jollies.) So, even though this mention of… Read more

  • Corbyn and Sultana’s Your Party Launch Swindon Presence

    Corbyn and Sultana’s Your Party Launch Swindon Presence

    The excitement and hope generated by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana announcing a new political party has reached Swindonโ€ฆ.. A broad range of people have been keenly messaging and talking to each other and have decided to work together with everyone who supports this new party, to have a marked and positive presence in the… Read more

  • From a Cage to a Ballroom – J.P. Oldfield at the Bear Hotel, Devizes August 9th 2025

    From a Cage to a Ballroom – J.P. Oldfield at the Bear Hotel, Devizes August 9th 2025

    So it came to pass that Josh (aka J.P.) Oldfield wanted to promote a gig in Devizes, home town etc. And in so doing realised somebody else would have just released a new album, so invited them along โ€“ and that person said โ€œyesโ€ ๐Ÿ™‚ And so it was bornโ€ฆ a double header in the… Read more

  • Crowned Lightbringer: New EP From Ruby Darbyshire

    Crowned Lightbringer: New EP From Ruby Darbyshire

    If I was bowled over backwards by Rubyโ€™s teaser single last week, its title, Crowned Lightbringer, now also belongs to this five-track EP, released today, and as you might guess, youโ€™re in for a treatโ€ฆ.. Thereโ€™s so much incredible time, effort and adroitness pouring out of this itโ€™s actually scary how talented Ruby Darbyshire is… Read more

  • Find Out The Winners of Wiltshire Music Awards

    Results of the public vote have been put to our expert panel of seven judges in our inaugural Wiltshire Music Awards, and now the judges have decided. I bet you’re wondering who has won and who the runners-up are, aren’t you? Well, I’m not going to tell youโ€ฆ.yet! Ah, clickbait of ye gods; beat that… Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ The Pump Acoustic Club @ The Lamb, Trowbridge โ€“ Friday 8th August 2025

    REVIEW โ€“ The Pump Acoustic Club @ The Lamb, Trowbridge โ€“ Friday 8th August 2025

    Pump Acoustic Nights Are Back!ย  Andy Fawthrop For those weird enough among us to be of an acoustic bent, particularly on the folkie side, the time since the Covid lockdowns has been a bit of a desert.ย  Several local clubs which once thrived before 2020, never actually opened again โ€“ Devizes Folk Club, Corshamโ€™s Acoustic… Read more