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INTERVIEW: Liam Sullivan
Leeds based Liam Sullivan is the singer/songwriter who prompted me to say 'What you expect from Liam is a fantastically written lyric, a great vocal and music that is so well put together it hurts' in one of my reviews. I 'sat down' with him over exchanged emails to find out more
FEATURE: Scenius set the scene for their debut album ‘Enough Fears’
With an album - ‘Enough Fears’ - coming out on 4th December after four fantastic singles, Frank ‘talked’ to Steve and Fabrice about making music when you’re on opposite sides of The Channel, the album, musical roots and plans for the future.
SINGLE REVIEW: Harry Orme & Frankie Harper – ‘Willow’
Both Leeds based singer/songwriter Harry Ormes and London-based songwriter/producer Frankie Harper are new to me but on the strength of this song clearly I;ve...
GIG NEWS: Blues Train Weekender – The Railway Inn, Marsden –...
The weekender brings a stellar line-up to the very welcoming Railway Inn in the Colne Valley’s Marsden. And best of all, this will cost...
SINGLE REVIEW: Harry Orme & Frankie Harper – ‘Willow’
Both Leeds based singer/songwriter Harry Ormes and London-based songwriter/producer Frankie Harper are new to me but on the strength of this song clearly I;ve...
GIG NEWS: Blues Train Weekender – The Railway Inn, Marsden –...
The weekender brings a stellar line-up to the very welcoming Railway Inn in the Colne Valley’s Marsden. And best of all, this will cost...
FESTIVAL NEWS: The Fringe at Tramlines 2023
After a successful post-pandemic comeback in 2022, The Fringe at Tramlines makes its anticipated return to Sheffield from July 21st to 23rd. Supported by...
PODCAST NEWS: Come Play With Me announce Season Two of ‘Connected...
Award-winning Leeds non-profit Come Play With Me have announced a second series of their ‘Connected Sounds’ podcast will launch to coincide with this year's...
CONCERT REVIEW: Antony and Friends – Methodist Church, Todmorden – 16th...
This concert featured soprano Marie Claire Breen, who began with Donizetti’s dramatic
Cavatina (from Don Pasquale), accompanied by Antony Brannick on piano. This song brought...
CONCERT REVIEW: Todmorden Orchestra and Todmorden Choral Society: Mozart’s Requiem Mass...
Conducted by Antony Brannick, with soloists Rebecca Moon, Phoebe Watts, Michael Vincent Jones and Theodore Murphy-Jelley, Todmorden’s orchestra and choral society performed two eighteenth-century...
LIVE REVIEW: FLIGHT: Propellor – Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge –...
Three members of the Propellor music group, Jack McNeill, Robin Beatty and Delia Stevens were joined by nature writer Mark Cocker and soundscape ecologist...
FESTIVAL NEWS: The Fringe at Tramlines 2023
After a successful post-pandemic comeback in 2022, The Fringe at Tramlines makes its anticipated return to Sheffield from July 21st to 23rd. Supported by...
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LSF Statement: Hope & Glory Festival
We've had some queries from our readers asking whether, because we published news pieces about Hope & Glory, we have any formal connection to,...
LSF is now all about Yorkshire
We are now all about Yorkshire. Our service is now for people living in Yorkshire and about music from and played in Yorkshire. We'll be continuing to post news of gigs and concerts in places that people living in Yorkshire can travel to.