James Wijesinghe reviews Poltimore festival
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“A rock band, not a bleedin’ splish-splash show!”: An Interview with Black Thistles
How does the South West shape a rock band? For the Exmouth-born Black Thistles it gave them a solid alt-rock sound and a penchant for smart songwriting. They’re set to perform at Exeter’s hottest upcoming event – Poltimore Festival, a revivified independent music festival, more edgy than a vaping dodecahedron, so I called band-mates “Paul” […]
Track Review: Delmer Darion – Haze (ft. Emily Burns)
With their debut release All Over Again, All Over Again, the Exeter/Bath-based duo Delmer Darion pleased our ears with sparkling, sumptuous electronic music – sensitive synth journeys that are easy to write emotively about. The Emperor of Ice Cream followed, showcasing remixes and sampling ingenuity, injecting life and colour into a kind of music that can be quite […]
Poltimore Sessions | Cara Ludlow
Exeposé Music is proud to present – in collaboration with XTV and Poltimore Festival – Poltimore Sessions. Set at the historic Poltimore House, the coming sessions will showcase our favourite local musicians in the build-up to Poltimore 2016. CARA LUDLOW Cara Ludlow has one of the best voices in the South West, but she doesn’t shout about it. Citing Dylan, Suzanne Vega, and Kate […]
Poltimore Sessions | Holly Morwenna
Exeposé Music is proud to present – in collaboration with XTV and Poltimore Festival – Poltimore Sessions. Set at the historic Poltimore House, the coming sessions will showcase our favourite local musicians in the build-up to Poltimore 2016. Holly Morwenna Holly Morwenna is an up and coming name in Devon’s prolific singer-songwriter circle that gave birth to Ben Howard, Seth Lakeman and many more. […]
Poltimore Sessions | Steve Tilston
Exeposé Music is proud to present – in collaboration with XTV and Poltimore Festival – Poltimore Sessions. Set at the historic Poltimore House, the coming sessions will showcase our favourite local musicians in the build-up to Poltimore 2016. STEVE TILSTON “The more you listen, the more there is to discover.” This is how Whispering Bob Harris described the music of Steve Tilston, one of […]
Poltimore Sessions | Daisy Vaughan
Exeposé Music is proud to present – in collaboration with XTV and Poltimore Festival – Poltimore Sessions. Set at the historic Poltimore House, the coming sessions will showcase our favourite local musicians in the build-up to Poltimore 2016. DAISY VAUGHAN Before moving to Exeter, Daisy Vaughan lived in a cottage by the sea. Before that, a […]
Poltimore Sessions | Some Sort Of Threat
Exeposé Music is proud to present – in collaboration with XTV and Poltimore Festival – Poltimore Sessions. Set at the historic Poltimore House, the coming sessions will showcase our favourite local musicians in the build-up to Poltimore 2016. Some Sort Of Threat Some Sort Of Threat, the acoustic project of The Fairweather Band frontman Rory Matthews, deals in what Specialist Subject Records praises as […]