Reviews
Just pause for a moment. Picture that well known image of a snowball being pushed off the top of a hill. It’s gaining momentum. It rolls on down, faster and faster, gathering more and more snow to itself. Finally it knocks everything out of its path as it goes hurtling on and on into the distance. The Blossoms journey is that snowball. The snow is...
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Poems
A very short poem about “gardening” to celebrate the start of Spring. Brown eyes call me, the gardener, To step upon the soft rose petal carpet of your soul, Through gently opening doors, A slow descent, your watering hole Sprinklers rejuvenating foliage, ferns, Intoxicating perfume of your inner world Charms my soul’s depths within me As your love unfurls. Your rich resin, destiny’s...
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Interview
Vryll Society Interview : Sugarmill, Stoke. 5th March 2016 Last night I caught up with Mike Ellis (singer) and Lewis McGuinness (guitar) from the Vryll Society in their plush, state-of-the-art office (aka “the freezing cold van”) and asked them a few questions about the story so far and where they see the future taking them. So is there a question you’re fed up of being asked?...
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Reviews
Live at Riverfest, Liverpool. Sunday 7 June 2015 The homecoming gig. Local girl made good returns to her roots. From Anfield to the big time. Flawed perfection. Love was in the air. Literally. Two Team Yakovlev planes drew a giant vapour trail heart in the sky over the Pier Head to the delight of thousands who were basking in the Sunday evening sunshine. Rebecca Ferguson...
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Reviews / Travel
Killing two birds with one stone. Skilful? Sadistic maybe. Well that is exactly what I did recently in Belfast. I got two for the price of one, though fortunately no fluffy creatures were harmed in the making of this adventure. Hey, did I ever tell you about the time when I popped a champagne cork and there was a loud squawk as it hit a...
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Reviews
It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I have stopped writing my current post to write this instead today. When I reviewed Blossoms’ Belfast Limelight gig I made a promise to review the two support acts later in the tour. Unfortunately Viola Beach will play no further part in the tour. They were killed suddenly and unexpectedly while on a short trip...
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