Chris WatsonMar 311 minFrome Busks 2022A day when Frome Town Centre came alive with music - Frome College in association with Frome Town Council brought the talents of student...
Chris WatsonFeb 81 minSue Harding - DarklingI can just see Mariella Frostrup reviewing this album on Sky Arts, summing it up as “a perfectly crafted production”… Sue Harding honed...
Chris WatsonDec 27, 20211 minAmy and Vee: a moment in timeAmy Bisazza and Vaishnavi Brassey Live at St Leonard's Church Open Mic, Marston Bigot 5th December 2021 Open Mic's...fertile ground for...
Sara VianDec 1, 20211 minSarah Larkham's Heavenly EP!Forget Nashville, this is Southville! A happenin’ suburb of Bristol where [country] folk singer/songwriter, Sarah Larkham just launched...
Chris WatsonOct 17, 20211 minGlastonbury Calling 2021Music Eye's soundbytes of Glastonbury Town's own annual music festival Missed Glastonbury Calling 21? Well, Music Eye was there and...
Chris WatsonSep 3, 20211 minRonan Furlong: The King of Leaves burns brightRonan Furlong....The King of Leaves, 2020 and Ataraxia, 2021 Ronan Furlong’s music is like finding a chest of emeralds shining from the...
Chris WatsonMay 29, 20212 minWestern Electric Sound System: as cool and deep as an iceberg (New Release)Review of Western Electric Sound System EP - What's Bred in the Bone - April 2021 Out of the mists, an iceberg of cool drifts into the...
Chris WatsonMar 28, 20211 minCurrer Bell Interview 4th March 21Frome's Alt Folk duo bring sounds as clear as a bell...
Chris WatsonMar 8, 20211 minDora Lachaise: The ConfessionNew single review: "I Confess" by Dora Lachaise, March 2021 Dora Lachaise lives in an attic overlooking Bristol's Arnos Vale Cemetery,...
Lucy HaywardFeb 12, 20211 minBrighter 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...
Chris WatsonJan 18, 20211 minStories from the Lockdown - Giles ReadLondon-based Giles Read has been compared with Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Davy Graham and Donovan and does indeed possess the magic of a...
Lucy HaywardJan 14, 20212 minPlatys 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...
Chris WatsonDec 23, 20201 minGet 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...
Chris WatsonSep 20, 20202 minThe 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...
Chris WatsonSep 18, 20204 minOn 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...
Chris WatsonJul 25, 20201 minSara 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...
Chris WatsonApr 17, 20202 minSarah Curtis: beautiful songs delivered with the voice of an angelSarah Curtis @ The Cloisters, The Bennett Centre, Frome, 23rd February 2020 Sarah Curtis has the sort of voice that you would expect of...
Chris WatsonMar 19, 20201 minThe Jane Allison Band: heading out your way.... The Jane Allison Band @ The Beehive, Swindon, 6th February 2020 It was an inky, outer space like journey down the inter-galactic M4 to...
Chris WatsonMar 13, 20201 minTake a peek into the Mediaeval MoogiverseMediaeval Moogiverse, The King Arthur, Glastonbury, 23rd October 2019 This was an unusual night with the creation of an experimental...
Chris WatsonMar 10, 20202 minMaaike Siegerist: a voice smoother than Dutch chocolate and one to savourMaaike Siegerist and Jonni Slater @ Jelli records songwriter night, The Bristol Fringe, 25th Feb 2020 Having met singer/songwriter Maaike...
Chris WatsonJan 15, 20201 minDragonsfly: Celtic Folk Rock from the CampfiresDragonsfly @ Art Bank Cafe, Shepton Mallet, 31st Dec 19 New Year's Eve 2019 was celebrated at the Art Bank Café, a contemporary...
Chris WatsonJan 13, 20201 minIt's all a Highlight: Music Eye clips of 2019 Been out to see so much great music this year and its all been a highlight; it took a while but put together a few cut-down clips of 18...
Chris WatsonJan 12, 20201 minThe Mighty Rooster's wake up call! Music Eye caught them @ The Cornerhouse and Box Rocks in 2019 and they will be live on Visual Radio Arts, Soundcheck on 25th January 2020...
Chris WatsonDec 23, 20191 minStrange Folk: an exciting potion......Strange Folk - Hollow - Part one, EP Strange Folk’s “Hollow” imitation “vinyl” EP immediately reels you in with a seductively wicked...
Chris WatsonDec 7, 20191 minTamsin Quin: a sparkle from the Wiltshire DownsTamsin Quin - Gypsy Blood (2018) I first came across Tamsin Quin at the Boathouse in Bradford on Avon on a dull Sunday afternoon in early...
Chris WatsonNov 27, 20191 minHarding McCabe: haunting sounds echoing between the Appalachians and SicilyHarding McCabe - "Something Real" (debut EP) - Released on 8th November 2019 After launching her solo acoustic Americana debut album...
Chris WatsonOct 31, 20191 minStrange Folk: a bewitching brew....Strange Folk @ The Hawthorns, Glastonbury, 26th October 20 9 The Hawthorns was dressed for the part creating a Halloween atmosphere that...
Chris WatsonOct 22, 20191 minJosh Beddis: a voice from the wild windy west of WalesJosh Beddis @ Cheese and Grain Roots Sessions, Frome, 16th October 2019 The wild winds and rains of Pembrokeshire blew Josh Beddis to...
Chris WatsonOct 8, 20191 minRivers of England...Let it flowRivers of England @ Cheese and Grain Roots Sessions, Frome, 25th September 2019 Maybe it was my reflective mood, but this Bath-based band...
Chris WatsonSep 11, 20191 minBoudicca'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...
Chris WatsonAug 24, 20191 minBecky Lawrence powers up UK Country music.....Becky Lawrence @ The Queen's Head, Box, 16th August 2019 With Becky and her new guitarist Dave Griffin gelling so well on their first...
Chris WatsonAug 21, 20191 minSpirit...as clear as a mountain streamSpirit @ The Queen's Head, Box, Wiltshire, 16th August 2019 An intimate performance space and stage at the Queen's Head with expert sound...
Chris WatsonAug 20, 20191 minWoodstock echoes in GlastonburyJolanda Traarbach @ Blue Note Cafe Open Mic, Glastonbury, 18th August 2019 The Blue Note Cafe always has a surprise and this night was no...
Chris WatsonAug 20, 20191 minLarkham and Hall release heartfelt warmth....Larkham and Hall @ The Bristol Fringe, Clifton, 15th August 2019 The rigours of parking aside, Clifton Village has a relaxed feel and...
Chris WatsonJul 28, 20192 minRachael Sage and Carrington MacDuffie @ Tucker's Grave InnRachael Sage and Carrington MacDuffie @ Tucker's Grave Inn, Faulkland, Somerset - 20th July 2019 Tuckers Grave Inn has a sense of being...
Chris WatsonJul 18, 20191 minJosie has a field day in Frome....Josie Field @ The Archangel, Frome - 6th July 2019 (Frome Festival) Having been trapped on the M32 out of Bristol for an hour, I thought...
Sara VianJul 10, 20192 minSoaring up to the Electric BlueRaveis Kole - Electric Blue Dandelion (Nashville Sessions 2018) Raveis Kole obviously mean business and have an impressive online...
Chris WatsonJun 24, 20191 minSongwriting showcase sparkles in deepest SomersetChris Difford's Songwriting Retreat Showcase, East Pennard Church, 20th June 2019 Written by Chris Watson Music Eye was asked to cover...
Chris WatsonJun 11, 20191 minBonne Nouvelle - a voice of glad tidings Live at the Cheese and Grain , Frome, 15th May 2019 Bonne Nouvelle are a duo re-imagining popular songs, but its the voice that counts...
Chris WatsonJun 4, 20191 minTamsin Quin singing out of the rain........Tamsin Quin @ the Boathouse, Bradford on Avon, 2nd June 2019 A rainy afternoon, so where better to go than a Boathouse...and with Tamsin...
Chris WatsonMay 20, 20191 minRaveis Kole plant Electric Blue Dandelions in Somerset Music Eye was asked to record the full live set of U.S folk duo Raveis Kole at the start of their 2019 UK Tour at the rising Pilton...
Chris WatsonMay 12, 20191 minAmericana with a Celtic infusion conjures a fresh breeze of soundWritten by Chris Watson and Sara Vian “Americana” singer/songwriter, Sue Harding, has teamed up with mandolin-player Adrian McCabe to...
Chris WatsonApr 29, 20191 minBoudicca's Child: a powerful spell to silence the noiseBoudicca's Child @ the Griffin Open Mic, Frome, 10th March 2019 Written by Chris Watson Music Eye is re-releasing this video of...
Chris WatsonApr 17, 20193 minA voice evoking the Backwoods to the Prairie on a gentle breeze.....Review of Sue Harding's Album, Flight, 2016 Written by Chris Watson Frome based singer/songwriter Sue Harding has been writing her own...
Chris WatsonMar 20, 20191 minCanadian cool warms SomersetBE Cooling at the Pocket Money Studio, Shepton Mallet, 12th Jan 2019 Written by Chris Watson The Pocket Money Studio, based in the heart...
Chris WatsonMar 3, 20193 minSara Vian - Musician on a Mission!Review by Chris Watson Sara Vian is a musician on a mission(!) having cultivated a real faith in life and how the world can be changed...