As is tradition May is a busy month in The Ocelot for me, as it is festival preview time, and the wily old cat once again asked me to pick my musical recommendations for the best of in the region. Here we are again, the dawning of a new festival season. Can’t believe that has come … Continue reading
So, how was 2014 for my live music promotions business Songs of Praise? Well, here are some stats (discounting the two festivals we were involved in). We put 38 shows on at 3 venues ( The Victoria and The Roaring Donkey in Swindon plus The Lamb, Devizes). These shows incorporated 99 sets of music from … Continue reading
Septembers Ocelot column was a (slightly biased) review of the 2014 Swindon Shuffle festival – the most successful ever according to most sources! Bob Dylan once sang, “the times, they are a-changin’”, a late sixties sentiment hailing cultural change that suddenly seems very appropriate once again within the music scene of a parochial western railway … Continue reading
My column for the August issue of The Ocelot magazine was this, a two page preview of the mega Swindon Shuffle 2014. a slightly cheeky insert perhaps seeing as I am part of the team running the festival, but you take your breaks where you can get them! so, for all the info as to … Continue reading
Ok, blow it, I am going to post some big catch ups. Here is the first one, all my Ocelot columns from August last year until last month. Reviews to follow along with all of the up to date new stuff! April 2014 The Monkey Takes A Punt Us residents of Ocelotshire area lucky … Continue reading
The Unwise Monkey 