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My review of St James Guernsey’s first ‘artist in residence’ show from Marina Moore with support from Flexagon: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/m...

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Marina Moore: Island Composition and Flexagon – St. James Guernsey – 19/09/26
Upon entering St James Guernsey on the evening of Saturday 19th September 2026 it was clear that, while I was prepared for something a little different, this performance from their first ‘artist in…
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September 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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My review of The Dresden Dolls and Eva Von Schnippisch at Electric Brixton: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/t...

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The Dresden Dolls and Eva Von Schnippisch – Electric Brixton – 11/09/26
The Dresden Dolls The last time I saw Boston originated punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls live it was back in 2018 as they marked their 18th anniversary as a band and I more than expected that wou…
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September 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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A bit of a throwback today from going through old photos, back to early 2007 when Rogues nightclub became a live music venue with Gay Army and Remainder 3: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/g...

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Gay Army and Remainder 3 – Rogues – 03/02/07
Gay Army Venues are consistently a big talking point across the Channel Islands music scene and this review from a show back in February 2007 saw a new one open to live bands, in the form of the th…
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September 12, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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My review of The Vale Earth Fair’s truly unique 50th anniversary weekend: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/v...

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Vale Earth Fair Weekend – 29-31/08/26
Every since the 2025 Vale Earth Fair discussion had been rife about how the festival, the longest running in the Channel Islands (and certainly up there with many of the far bigger festivals around…
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September 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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My review of the Samphire Ensemble’s Electric Eden concert at the Town Church in Guernsey: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/s...

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Samphire Ensemble presents Electric Eden – Town Church, Guernsey – 29/08/26
Heading into the August bank holiday weekend the only music on my mind is usually the Vale Earth Fair but, this year, along with the festival (which was marking its 50th anniversary) my thoughts st…
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September 3, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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My review of All Eyes On You and The Aggravating Family at The Vault last Friday: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/08/27/a...

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All Eyes On You and The Aggravating Family – The Vault, Guernsey – 21/08/26
After last week’s celebrations with Metal 2 The Masses Channel Islands winners Apothis at The Yacht the runners up from the contest, All Eyes On You, returned to the stage at The Vault along with f…
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August 27, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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My review of Apothis’ show celebrating their trip to Bloodstock and the 1st anniversary of their EP releases with support from JARS band: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/a...

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Apothis and Jars – The Yacht, Guernsey – 15/08/26
Apothis To say the last few months have been some of the biggest for Guernsey deathcore five-piece Apothis would be something of an understatement. From winning the Metal 2 The Masses Channel Islan…
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August 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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My review of jazz quartet Duck at the The Drunken Duck last weekend: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/d...

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Duck – The Drunken Duck, Guernsey – 01/08/26
Having only previously seen jazz quartet Duck on one previous occasion, when they opened for Jackson Mathod at St James back in February I was very much interested to see them on ‘home turf’, so to…
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August 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Review: The Divine Comedy at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh - The Spoilist
We review chamber pop band The Divine Comedy as they performed a summer show at The Usher Hall in Edinburgh in July 2026.
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July 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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My review of 88 Bunkface at The Vault for Music Venue Trust’s Everywhere At Once festival: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/e...

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Everywhere At Once: 88 Bunkface – The Vault, Guernsey – 27/06/26
Chances are if you are reading this you will be, at least some degree, of the opinion that live music is one of the most important things the universe has to offer and that since capitalism has com…
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July 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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My review of the Bloodstock Metal2TheMasses - Channel Islands final: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/b...

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Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Channel Islands: The Final – The Pit at St James Guernsey – 26/06/26
It may not have been the smoothest journey with bands pulling out and shows being cancelled, but the final of the 2026 Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses: Channel Islands battle of the bands took place …
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July 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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My review of the latest Decibel Tower show in The Pit at St James Guernsey with ARXX, Rosemary, Its Own Animal and Driftwood: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/d...

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Decibel Tower: ARXX, Rosemary, Its Own Animal and Driftwood – The Pit, Guernsey – 06/06/26
ARXX Twenty-four hours after the latest Global Collection show at St James Guernsey it was time for another of their series to continue with a Decibel Tower gig in The Pit featuring Brighton duo AR…
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June 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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My review of Alex Hitchcock and his band at St James Guernsey for the Global Collection last Friday: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/g...

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Global Collection: Alex Hitchcock: – The Cafe, St James Guernsey – 05/06/26
The Global Collection series at St James Guernsey continued on Friday 5th June 2026 (following February’s show from Jackson Mathod) with a return visit from much celebrated saxophonist Alex H…
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June 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Apropos of nothing other than going through old photos, here’s a 20 year flashback to a show at the now defunct St Margaret’s Lodge including a newly recut gallery: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/06/07/t...

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The Mid Carson Coalition, My Last Victory, The Vietnameasles and The Escape Fall – St Margaret’s Lodge – 20/12/06
My Last Victory The mid-2000s was the hey day of emo and metalcore and Guernsey was not immune to the charms of those genres. This show from December 2006 felt like something of the ‘passing of the…
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June 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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My review of last Friday’s performance os Soundings from the Samphire Ensemble at St James Guernsey: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/s...

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Samphire Ensemble: Soundings – St James Guernsey – 29/05/26
Having only previously heard the Samphire Ensemble at the Vale Earth Fair in 2024 and, by my own admission, not having the greatest knowledge of anything approaching what (over broadly, I suspect) …
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June 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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My lookback at an evening of live music on Liberation Day with Last Of The Light Brigade, The Recks, Aviation, and more on the Albert Pier in St Peter Port: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/l...

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Live Music for Liberation Day 2026 – Albert Pier, St Peter Port – 09/05/26
81 years on from the first Liberation Day, when freedom returned to Guernsey after its occupation by German forces during the Second World War, it feels fair to question whether downing tools for t…
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May 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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While I work on a few other bits here’s another flashback to a lost piece from May 2010 and The John Wesley Stone’s debut album launch: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/t...

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The John Wesley Stone – The Imperial Hotel, Guernsey – 15/05/10
The John Wesley Stone Back in the late 2000s and early 2010s The John Wesley Stone were something of a mainstay on Guernsey’s music scene, bringing a skiffle and country punk feel to the then boomi…
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May 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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The last of my full Liberation Day flashbacks takes us back to 2009 and a day absolutely packed with live music: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/m...

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Music for Liberation Day 2009 – St Peter Port, Guernsey – 09/05/09
After 2008’s rousing return of the Vale Earth Fair’s Liberated Stage and live music during the afternoon thanks to BBC Guernsey the 2009 Liberation Day celebrations upped the ante even further with…
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May 8, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Continuing my Liberation Day flashbacks with music from the day in 2008 including a full review and previously lost photos: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/m...

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Music for Liberation Day 2008 – St Peter Port, Guernsey – 09/05/08
Three years on from the 60th anniversary of Guernsey’s liberation from occupation at the end of the Second World War, Liberation Day 2008 saw something of a reintroduction of the street party…
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May 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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My review of HOLLOW YOUTH’s album launch at The Vault with Nunhead and Hanging Pieces: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/h...

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Hollow Youth Album Launch with Nunhead and Hanging Pieces – The Vault, Guernsey – 25/04/26
After half a year of teasing us with singles and occasional live shows Guernsey metalcore five-piece Hollow Youth finally dropped their debut album Death… Means Nothing At All on 17th April 2026 an…
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May 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Tony Bontana turns a night at The Brixton Windmill into a moment of clarity and control after a rocky history with the venue 🎟️

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April 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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As we head towards the 81st anniversary of Liberation Day I thought I’d take a look back at some of the past live music celebrations starting for no real reason with 2010: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/m...

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Music for Liberation Day 2010 – North Beach, St Peter Port – 09-10/05/10
Marking 65 years of our islands’ liberation from occupation at the end of the Second World War, Guernsey’s Liberation Day 2010 celebrations felt like something of a see-change in the event fr…
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April 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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★★★★ | "A fantastic blend of world, modern and traditional music which you can’t help but dance to." 🎻

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Review: Shooglenifty – Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
★★★★ Despite the fact that the band has been on the go for around 30 years, Shooglenifty do not tour a great deal, limiting themselves to a handful of headline dates each year and a similar number of festival slots.  So it is a rare privilege to be able to hear them play in Edinburgh on a windy Saturday evening for the final stop of their…
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April 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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My review of the inaugural Chateau De Val Festival which took place at the Vale Castle on Saturday: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2026/04/08/c...

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Chateau De Val Festival 2026 – Vale Castle, Guernsey – 04/04/26
Buffo’s Wake With several festivals falling by the wayside in recent years, most notably and relevant in this case Chaos and the Sark Folk Festival, it was great to head up to the Vale Castle…
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April 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Old Crow Medicine Show brought a homecoming-night energy to Asheville’s The Orange Peel on March 22 — Willie Watson’s return added a nostalgic spark that rekindled the band’s early magic. Read the full recap and photos from the show: wix.to/PCebP7G #LiveMusicReview #Appalachia #williewatson
Reunion and Revival: Old Crow Medicine Show Rekindles Early Magic in Asheville 2026
Old Crow Medicine Show’s March 22, 2026 reunion tour stop in Asheville’s Orange Peel delivers a homecoming feel, with Willie Watson returning to the stage.
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