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    Sue Harding - Darkling
    Chris Watson
    • Feb 8
    • 1 min

    Sue Harding - Darkling

    I can just see Mariella Frostrup reviewing this album on Sky Arts, summing it up as “a perfectly crafted production”… Sue Harding honed...
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    Amy and Vee: a moment in time
    Chris Watson
    • Dec 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Amy and Vee: a moment in time

    Amy Bisazza and Vaishnavi Brassey Live at St Leonard's Church Open Mic, Marston Bigot 5th December 2021 Open Mic's...fertile ground for...
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    The Power of Great Music!
    Chris Watson
    • Dec 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Power of Great Music!

    Music Eye looks for that indefinable something... that edge that sparks our passion and fires our imagination. In the 70’s and 80’s The...
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    Black Sabbath: Fairies Wear Boots
    Chris Watson
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Black Sabbath: Fairies Wear Boots

    The Godfathers of Metal With darkness, chill winds and the scuttle of fallen leaves blowing into every corner, maybe this is a good time...
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    Brighter Days are on their way...
    Lucy Hayward
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Brighter Days are on their way...

    The idea behind this latest release from Sara Vian, co-written with our very own Chris Watson and featuring David Setterfield from...
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    Stories from the Lockdown - Giles Read
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Stories from the Lockdown - Giles Read

    London-based Giles Read has been compared with Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Davy Graham and Donovan and does indeed possess the magic of a...
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    Platys Yialos - Ali George (Album Review)
    Lucy Hayward
    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Platys Yialos - Ali George (Album Review)

    Artist Ali George uses nature as a focus for his thoughts and feelings. He conjures up countryside scenes through his lyrics, whilst...
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    Get into the True Spirit of Christmas!
    Chris Watson
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Get into the True Spirit of Christmas!

    It's Christmas! But what should be a time of colourful celebration with our loved ones is more muted this year by the harsh consequences...
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    The Great Pause... The Great Vision!
    Chris Watson
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Great Pause... The Great Vision!

    The natural tendency for Sara Vian’s voice to waver across a spectrum of deep and rich notes creates a powerful backdrop to this...
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    On a High... Rolling Hill!
    Chris Watson
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    On a High... Rolling Hill!

    Sara Vian interviews Ali George about his latest single releases, up-coming album and vision of success. Find out more Bio Ali George is...
    22 views0 comments
    Sylvette: sonic splendour of the new
    Chris Watson
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sylvette: sonic splendour of the new

    Sylvette - Stiller than Still - album released 17th July 2020 Sylvette was the name of a young woman who inspired Picasso to depict her...
    76 views0 comments
    Sara Vian:  The Silver Lining
    Chris Watson
    • Jul 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Sara Vian: The Silver Lining

    "Musician on a Mission" - Live performance and Interview on 4th July 2020 Music Eye's Musician on a Mission feature on this smokey...
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    Becky Lawrence: her inner sun shines over the fields of British Country music
    Chris Watson
    • Jul 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Becky Lawrence: her inner sun shines over the fields of British Country music

    Music Eye exclusive interview and see her singles on video.....click the links Its been quite a journey from a northern island surrounded...
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    VOTE for SANNIE FOX!
    Chris Watson
    • Jul 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    VOTE for SANNIE FOX!

    Music Eye has featured the desert blues dream machine Sannie Fox before - now is your chance to get the desert winds blowing in her...
    6 views0 comments
    Music Eye Radio Podcasts
    Chris Watson
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 18 min

    Music Eye Radio Podcasts

    TUNE INTO 96.6FM OR ONLINE EVERY OTHER MONDAY AT 6PM AND THEN REPEATED ON SOMER VALLEY FM (97.5FM)/ONLINE AT 10PM Music Eye Radio loves...
    348 views0 comments
    6 Strings & a Dream
    Sara Vian
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    6 Strings & a Dream

    Sara Vian talks to Lancashire-born Kevin Brown about his 14th album "6 Strings and a dream" (on vinyl) and how his dream of becoming a...
    30 views0 comments
    The Stranglers: Punky Blinders!
    Chris Watson
    • May 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Stranglers: Punky Blinders!

    A legacy in black.... Always a fan, a review was on the cards after seeing Hugh Cornwell live in December 2019 at a Jethro Tull concert...
    19 views0 comments
    Sannie Fox: desert blues dream machine
    Chris Watson
    • Apr 7, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sannie Fox: desert blues dream machine

    Out of a mirage comes the desert dream machine with live videos and links to an oasis of cool.. I first came across Sannie Fox at Box...
    55 views0 comments
    Talk in Code: new single "Talk like That"
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Talk in Code: new single "Talk like That"

    Released 27th February 2020 TALK LIKE THAT is the first single from the band’s forthcoming EP to be released later this year. Recorded...
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    Glastonbury Calling 2020: Small Town: Big Sound.....
    Chris Watson
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Glastonbury Calling 2020: Small Town: Big Sound.....

    Glastonbury, Somerset, 28th - 29th February 2020 Hats off to Ian and Karen Liversidge for working so hard to support new music and give...
    42 views0 comments
    James - The Magnificent 7 telling it how it is...
    Chris Watson
    • Feb 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    James - The Magnificent 7 telling it how it is...

    Manchester band, James, now have 15 albums, their last one, "Living in Extraordinary Times" came out in 2018. Yet live performances...
    12 views0 comments
    Talk Talk: Life's What You Make It (1985) ...and we all know it! (or do we?)
    Chris Watson
    • Feb 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Talk Talk: Life's What You Make It (1985) ...and we all know it! (or do we?)

    Talk Talk: Mark Hollis, Lee Harris and Paul Webb "Hollis’s early songs struggle with notions of fate versus faith, with imagery swinging...
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    The Cure: "A Forest" Walk Can Cure the Soul
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Cure: "A Forest" Walk Can Cure the Soul

    The Cure - "A Forest" - 1980: two hypnotically brilliant live versions reviewed We are told that walking in forests is good for the soul...
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    Massive Attack: Are You Sitting Comfortably?
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Massive Attack: Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone: The Story of a Sound, a City and a Group Of Revolutionary Artists by Melissa Chemam, Tangent...
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    Family:  A Strange Band....Not to be Forgotten
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Family: A Strange Band....Not to be Forgotten

    Fortunate that live performances below, such as "good news bad news" were captured for posterity Progressive folk rock? maybe, but what...
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    Rush - Three Canadian Giants Tackling Questions as Big as Their Own Homeland
    Chris Watson
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Rush - Three Canadian Giants Tackling Questions as Big as Their Own Homeland

    Rush sprang into my mind at Christmastide 2019 having been drawn to the live guitar solo of Alex Lifeson on "Passage to Bangkok" which...
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    In Extremo: To Be Free - blowing the wind of change Berlin style
    Chris Watson
    • Nov 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    In Extremo: To Be Free - blowing the wind of change Berlin style

    No more walls.......... In celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago on 9th November, Music Eye is featuring one of...
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    Gary Moore: Out in the Fields forever....
    Chris Watson
    • Oct 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    Gary Moore: Out in the Fields forever....

    I go back a way with Gary Moore - it was the single, Parisienne Walkways when he first came to my attention; a rock guitarist who joined...
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    Glastonbury FM - Songwriters Final 2019
    Chris Watson
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 1 min

    Glastonbury FM - Songwriters Final 2019

    Glastonbury FM Songwriting Final 2019, Red Brick Building, Glastonbury, 3rd October 2019 With Glastonbury FM's Ian Liversidge...
    23 views0 comments
    My Social Orbit - Line of Least Resistance (Debut Album)
    Sara Vian
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    My Social Orbit - Line of Least Resistance (Debut Album)

    A convicted and beautifully harmonic “Indie Rock” debut album that opens with passion and then keeps you engaged to the end, showcasing a...
    18 views0 comments
    Boudicca's Child growing......
    Chris Watson
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Boudicca's Child growing......

    Boudicca's Child @ South West Rebel Fest, Tapeley Park, 8th Sep 19 It's been a few months since I first saw this trio playing for their...
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    Spirit...as clear as a mountain stream
    Chris Watson
    • Aug 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    Spirit...as clear as a mountain stream

    Spirit @ The Queen's Head, Box, Wiltshire, 16th August 2019 An intimate performance space and stage at the Queen's Head with expert sound...
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    Woodstock echoes in Glastonbury
    Chris Watson
    • Aug 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Woodstock echoes in Glastonbury

    Jolanda Traarbach @ Blue Note Cafe Open Mic, Glastonbury, 18th August 2019 The Blue Note Cafe always has a surprise and this night was no...
    24 views0 comments
    Rammstein: The Power and the Glory
    Chris Watson
    • Jul 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    Rammstein: The Power and the Glory

    “A Teutonic je ne sais quoi ( ein Ich-weiß-nicht-was) ” Rammstein are uniquely German, rejecting musical influences from outside their...
    14 views0 comments
    The Bristol Sound echoing across the World...
    Chris Watson
    • Jun 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Bristol Sound echoing across the World...

    reported by Chris Watson and Sara Vian Presentation given at the Bristol Music Industry Network, Colston Hall, 5th June 2019 The "Bristol...
    30 views0 comments
    Feature: Land of Confusion? Rally round with a timeless chorus...
    Chris Watson
    • May 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    Feature: Land of Confusion? Rally round with a timeless chorus...

    Genesis: Land of Confusion: from the album Invisible Touch, 1986 Written by Chris Watson This 1986 song popped again into my...
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    Feature: Timeless lyrics reflecting new beginnings and a Rebellion
    Chris Watson
    • May 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Feature: Timeless lyrics reflecting new beginnings and a Rebellion

    U2: New Year's Day: from the album, War, 1983 Written by Chris Watson This song has resonated with me over the years and stayed with me....
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    The Fable's multi-genre music brings the First World War in a nutshell
    Chris Watson
    • Apr 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Fable's multi-genre music brings the First World War in a nutshell

    The Fable - The Imperial Plan - 2016 Written by Chris Watson and edited by Sara Vian, April 2019 Mike Isaacs’ project portrays the...
    16 views0 comments