After their delightful debut album Beginnings, Hannah’s Yard are back with a beautiful follow-up in the shape of four-track EP Reflections. Comprising of three covers plus an acoustic version of one of their original songs, Reflections is the perfect showcase for lead singer Hannah Layton Turner’s angelic vocals. Having demonstrated her ability to write fantastic lyricsContinue reading “Reflections – Hannah’s Yard”
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Shrek: The Musical – Venue Cymru
If you can’t wait for the start of pantomime season, then I would highly recommend a visit to see Shrek: The Musical. We may not be getting a happy ending to a summer of high temperatures and searing heat. But the return of rain is perhaps the perfect magical ingredient to tempt you indoors forContinue reading “Shrek: The Musical – Venue Cymru”
Talk of This Town – Catherine McGrath
Catherine McGrath represents the next stage in the UK country music revolution. I say this because it is not just BBC Radio 2 that are championing her. Scott Mills and others have been playing the 21-year-old’s music over on Radio 1 too. Her debut album Talk of This Town is bursting with the kind ofContinue reading “Talk of This Town – Catherine McGrath”
Moving On – The Rising
To attempt to define The Rising would be a mistake. They do not fit into a specific genre of music. I listened to their latest album off the back of a label that read: “country rock band”. Of course, this evokes a certain kind of sound. And whilst it does appear on the album, thereContinue reading “Moving On – The Rising”
Fame: The Musical – Venue Cymru
I really wanted to hate Fame: The Musical. I really did. But the predecessor to High School Musical and Glee just wouldn’t let me. I started off slouching in my seat and watching through gritted teeth. But by the end I was stood up and clapping along to the encore. What makes it so addictiveContinue reading “Fame: The Musical – Venue Cymru”
Hidden – A Dark Welsh Crime Drama
When one looks back over 2018, Keeping Faith is sure to come out on top in the world of Welsh television drama. It has been a huge success. Its latest stop on its incredible journey is primetime BBC One. It goes from strength to strength, and will certainly deserve all the accolades that come itsContinue reading “Hidden – A Dark Welsh Crime Drama”
Americana Night @ The Llangollen Fringe
It may be stripped down and laid bare compared to its international predecessor, the Eisteddfod, but the Llangollen Fringe has much to offer. After the big guns of Alfie Boe, Kaiser Chiefs and Van Morrison took to the stage at the Pavilion in front of hundreds last week, this week sees a host of muchContinue reading “Americana Night @ The Llangollen Fringe”
Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
“At noon, the girls from Copy went out and came back with tuna salad sandwiches that they ate while perched on the top of the white radiator banks of the reception room. ‘Hi.’ They ignored her. At the end of the day young men showed up in the waiting room to collect: Alice, Maybel, Claire,Continue reading “Harmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan”
Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo – The New Radio 2 Drivetime Show
Give it time. That’s what they asked for. And it was only fair. But two months on, and I am still reading letters in the Radio Times lamenting the demise of the Drivetime show, as was, on Radio 2. How much time do you give someone to bed in? Is it still too early toContinue reading “Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo – The New Radio 2 Drivetime Show”
Home I’m Darling – A Theatr Clwyd/National Theatre Co-Production
Travelling along the sun-drenched roads of North Wales in the heat of an early July evening, I wondered whether it was the right time to be going to sit in a theatre. But Home, I’m Darling is worth suffering a bit of sweat for. It may have been warm in the Emlyn Williams Theatre, butContinue reading “Home I’m Darling – A Theatr Clwyd/National Theatre Co-Production”
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