http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/ This Is Wiltshire /leisure/music/ en-gb Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:41:14 +0000 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:41:14 +0000 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/resources/images/543824/?type=rsslogo http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/ http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5072526.Join_in_to_create_a_new_No_1_for_the_World_Cup/?ref=rss Want to hear your vocals or strut your stuff on a World Cup anthem for England this summer? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:01:56 +0000 eda3682cd80539e14dbd13d58ea082e8 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5072518.Music_at_Maggie_s/?ref=rss Live music fans have another venue to enjoy with the opening of Maggie’s in Corsham on Saturday. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:59:54 +0000 8debff769b0c039da79be157d615f767 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5068065.Spotlight_on___Kicaberry_with_Sam_Lee/?ref=rss There’s something about girl-boy duos that people seem to really get. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:14:33 +0000 b6fdaf6c6064f71977d32bea7716edfc http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5068040.Sound_Around_Town_with_Dave_Franklin/?ref=rss This week I am going to briefly shine a light on a wonderful venue, albeit a bit out of the way, that has been quietly hosting a whole range of brilliant acts for many years now, namely Riffs Bar. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:09:05 +0000 feea093f7ff80df45816fd0f5ed8b0d2 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5058310.And_the_winner_is____/?ref=rss The celebrations are continuing for Chippenham band The Silhouette Showgirls this week, after they made it through to the area finals of Live and Unsigned 2010. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:02:17 +0000 6dcfe7bbbe7056749aa1274c745b02a2 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5058322.Dance_down_and_dirty__or_in_silence_at_Bowl/?ref=rss The Silent Disco, a new concept sweeping the UK that does away with the traditional speaker systems used in nightclubs or festivals, comes to the Old Town Bowl in Swindon this summer. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:04:11 +0000 be70baeb6b41cd2f52bec968a7020e0a http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5057112.USA__Europe___and_Swindon/?ref=rss Jethro Tull, Wyvern Theatre, March 16. Tickets £28.50. Call 01793 524481. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:14:58 +0000 f0c57a90c471e0612bbada264a82b9dc http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5057108.Spotlight_on___Georgie_Vale/?ref=rss Ever since Kate Nash released Foundations in 2007 the UK’s music scene has been inundated with copy-cat female vocalists doing their best to imitate her rough ‘n’ ready Laandan Tahn accent, regardless of whether they’re from the big smoke or not. So you can imagine my dismay when I read that 16-year-old singer-songwriter Georgie Vale lists Nash as one of her influences. But, on closer inspection, it seems that Georgie’s influences go much deeper than that. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:13:26 +0000 1282687ea3640d5fc1d494a51f071214 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5057103.Sounds_around_town_with_Dave_Franklin/?ref=rss Although a few weeks back I started spotlighting some of the finer music establishments in town, with more gigs going on this week than you could shake a stick like thing at, I’m going to dive straight in. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:10:20 +0000 76235fee0606a869ff75b14b638b6256 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5044269.Julian_s_all_you_need/?ref=rss Fans old and new get the chance to go back in time when tribute band All You Need is the Beatles mark the Fab Four’s first paid performance outside Liverpool and Hamburg with a gig at the same venue, the Subscription Rooms in Stroud. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:42:09 +0000 142f7d6b13479472f99de6fd20e91846 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5044278.Boogie_woogie_jazz_to_give_a_feelgood_high/?ref=rss Inspirational pianist Ben Waters plays at Rook Lane Chapel in Frome next week, with his particular brand of key-shattering boogie woogie. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:44:15 +0000 1ba60be0a35739f267c7f8f331782141 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5041323.Back_on_fine_form/?ref=rss POPSTAR Peter Andre will have Swindon’s females swooning in the aisles when he takes to the stage at the Oasis Leisure Centre this weekend. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:35:45 +0000 2556de3fc41deefa3df7a85d624bf419 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5041329.Sounds_around_town_with_Dave_Franklin/?ref=rss This week I am going to take a break from spotlighting local venues and talk about a campaign that you should all get behind. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:36:48 +0000 ac2cb60049a8d2ef1793656f688f4af7 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5041346.Spotlight_on________The_Disco_PieRats/?ref=rss If you’re anything like me, you probably won’t have to try too hard to contain your excitement when you hear of the arrival of yet another Red Hot Chili Peppers-influenced band. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:40:43 +0000 778d4303314ac8b66f8fb5a62da18da4 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5030990.Local_talent_wanted/?ref=rss Where are the unsigned bands of west and north Wiltshire? Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:57:20 +0000 d3891f7dea04605fd0cbc3db6a0377c6 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5030999.Volt_promise_last_jolt_of_a_gig_to_end_an_era/?ref=rss West Wilts band The Volt have decided that it’s time to call it a day. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:59:54 +0000 75c1985854579a2b4a3e93c228d30084 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5027887.Sounds_Around_Town_with_Dave_Franklin/?ref=rss Last week the musical spotlight fell on one of the most compact and bijou of local venues. This week we are at the other end of the scale with one of the few dedicated venues in the town centre. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:45:43 +0000 8be44a29fe68f37e08dbcc3c78dbb528 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5018189.Top_folk_right_here/?ref=rss Folk fans can see some of the country’s top performers without travelling very far over the next nine days. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:36:02 +0000 3a9f55545967e3134742c8c05e3c8b72 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5018199.Relaxed__soulful_jazz_with_classy_pedigree/?ref=rss The emergence of a new generation of talented female singers has brought jazz music out of the shadows recently. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:38:34 +0000 50977ff8fcad0db28d3024057832c4d8 http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/leisure/music/5018209.Lauren_storm_into_next_round/?ref=rss Young West Wiltshire band Lauren are through to the regional final of the nationwide Live & Unsigned competition. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:40:49 +0000 b070b2b51bec25fa5fec002d8cbe1bc5