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Make sure you check out the full list, there are some big names towards the bottom that shouldn’t be missed. These include, Joey Tempest, Foy Vance and the brilliant John Waite.
Make sure you check out the full list, there are some big names towards the bottom that shouldn’t be missed. These include, Joey Tempest, Foy Vance and the brilliant John Waite.
For some reason Bangor has produced no end of music talent in the last few years. Snow Patrol (nearly Bangor), Foy Vance, Steve Jones and by no means least Iain Archer. Iain has proven himself to be a talented performer and writer releasing his latest album ‘To The Pine Roots’ quietly on his website.
When Billy Sheenan left David Lee Roth’s band in 1988, he joined with Paul Gilbert, who had left his former band, Racer X. They founded Mr. Big, with Pat Torpey on drums and singer Eric Martin.
Foy Vance is one of the best singer songwriters to herald from Northern Ireland in the last ten years. Foy’s voice has a unique depth, clarity and range, combine this with song’s such Homebird it is easy to see why Foy is receiving the attention he deserves around the globe. Foy took time out between gigs to talk to DigMo!
I was lucky enough to caught five minutes with the Crowded House front man Neil Finn in the run up to the latest Crowded House tour. This is what he had to say about NilFun, his musical set up and the upcoming album.
Having grown up up in the 80s it is no shock that bands like Dokken eature on any guitarist’s area of study. We were lucky enough to catch up with current bassist Jeff Pilson here is what he had to say :
Described by Channel 4 as ‘girls Bob Dylan dreams about’ the have announced themselves as a revolutionary mix of folk meets blues. As one Amuze reader commented “The Smoke Fairies are a mix of the best of the Indigo Girls and
Probably most famous for his 1984 number one hit “Missing You” has proven himself as one of the UK’s top rock vocalists. John grew up in Lancaster England and had his first musical success with ‘The Babys’ quickly moving to an impressive solo career in the early 80s with the successful ‘Ignition’ and ‘No Brakes’ albums.