The Thursday Night Showcase
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The Wickerman Festival has announced an exciting new collaboration which will bring the nation’s best bands to Scotland’s hottest summer party. This year, XFM, one of the UK’s leading music radio stations, will sponsor the legendary Solus Tent to provide music lovers with an unmissable showcase of hotly tipped talent and must-see acts. On Friday, […]
I was thrilled to have local singer songwriter Daz McCormick pop by the studio last week for a chat – his first ever time on the radio! He also performed 2 tracks live and sounded great. A big thank you also goes to Chris Marsh from Music4Meningitis who came in to tell us how his […]
Hello all! Joining me in the studio tomorrow night from 6pm will be Chris Marsh who will be talking about his Music 4 Meningitis event which takes place on 20th March 2015. He will be talking about his reasons for putting on the gig as well his choice of line up. And since there are […]
Here’s a bit of an unusual one for you…it’s another event which is part of this year’s Big Burns Supper. Alien Lullabies is for fans of electronic music and animation and is a cinema/live gig crossover show taking place at the Electric Theatre Workshop, Munches St on Friday 30th January at 1pm. Combining surreal, 3D […]
The D&G Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership (DAVAWP) Songwriting Competition closed on the 31st of October and 5 finalists have been chosen. Andy Mitchell and Melissa Gunn hosted a special show on Monday night where all the songs that made the final were played. Online voting is now open and it’s over to […]
The entries are all in, and the finalists of the Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women Partnership (DAVAWP) songwriting competition have been selected! On Monday 17th November at 6pm, Andy Mitchell will be hosting a special 1 hour finalists show during which all 5 songs in the final will be played, and he will be […]
A there’s a special wee gig coming up at The Venue on Friday 17th October! It’s a special double gig by the UK’s best tribute acts Who’s Who (The Who) and the Small Fakers (Small Faces). Doors open 7.30pm. Tickets available from http://www.tickets-scotland.com or at Barnstorm Records, Dumfries.
Barstow Bats release their brand new single ‘Partners in Crime‘ on Sunday 19th October 2014. Partners in Crime, the follow-up to their debut eponymous EP (chosen due to it becoming an established crowd pleaser at Barstow gigs) is a “smart lesson in indie storytelling built upon a neat 60′s pop foundation”. It will be available […]
Electric Fields is the latest outdoor music event to hit Dumfries & Galloway, and the weather couldn’t have been better for its debut. Set in the grounds of Drumlanrig Castle near Thornhill, the setting was ideal and the festival arena was compact enough that food, drink and music were placed snugly together. So much so, […]
Summer Acoustic Series in Kings continues this week with accomplished local musicians, Darcy DaSilva and Roy Marchbank, both from Moniaive. They are full time musicians, Darcy offering personal tuition and Roy writing music for stage and screen. Darcy DaSilva and Roy Marchbank began collaborating in 2013, captivating audiences across the UK. Roy Marchbank is a […]
