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PREVIEW: Boy Wonder – Still, A Marvellous Party!

Craig Hanlon-Smith February 11, 2019

In 2017, to acknowledge and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality, Ignite Books published ‘A Marvellous Party’, a collection of heartfelt tributes to queer heroes and heroines, written by Ian Elmslie, the musical half of award-winning gay cabaret act, Katrina and The Boy. 

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MUSIC REVIEW: Joan Armatrading – Not too far away

Ray A-J October 26, 2018

With her breathtaking performance at The Brighton dome just last week, we take a deeper look at the virtuoso’s fabulous new album Not too far away. A WEEK AGO, something magnificent happened. Legendary MBE and Ivor Novello award winning musician Joan Armatrading bared her soul to the stages of Brighton. Clasping her guitar, the acclaimed […]

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LIVE REVIEW: Joan Armatrading @Brighton Dome

Ray A-J October 21, 2018

Sporting just her guitar, legendary singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading introduces us to the entirety of her new album, with an intimate performance at the Brighton Dome. “IT’S the silence that hurts most, more than the shouting,” Joan cries to us, through her stripped back rendition of track Still waters, from latest album Not too far away. It’s just […]

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MUSIC REVIEW: Joan Armatrading – I like it when we’re together

Ray A-J April 4, 2018

Joan Armatrading offers a plate of the old classics we know and love, in her latest single I like it when we’re together. If I were to offer you an extravagant, giant, sugar-filled chocolate cake or a perfect little victoria sponge, which would you pick?

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PREVIEW: Joan Armatrading comes to Eastbourne

August 5, 2015

The legendary blues singer and songwriter Joan Armatrading comes to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on Saturday, August 29 as part of a successful major solo tour and marks her first visit to the town. For two hours, Joan will trawl through her career’s songbook from the last four decades and perform her greatest hits such as ‘Love And Affection’, ‘Me Myself I’, ‘Drop The Pilot’ and ‘Willow’ with just two guitars and a piano for accompaniment.

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