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Cowboy Junkies : Renmin Park
In late 2008, my family and I were given an opportunity to spend three months in China. We were boarded at an elementary/middle school in the small town of Jingjiang, situated on the Yangtze River about two hours from Shanghai. My wife taught English at the school, my three young kids attended a few classes and I spent my days exploring. We also did as much travelling as my wife’s schedule would allow. On one massively intense trip, we journeyed to the birth villages of each of my daughters (two of my three children were adopted from China). But, mostly, ...
Eleanor McEvoy : I’d Rather Go Blonde
Diverse Records are delighted to announce that a new Eleanor McEvoy studio album, entitled “I’d Rather Go Blonde”, is to be released on 25th September 2010. The album features eleven new songs, nine of which were penned by McEvoy, one by former Beautiful South man Dave Rotheray and, finally, there’s a cover of “Good Times” by Sam Cooke. “I’d Rather Go Blonde” is the eighth the eighth album in a twenty year career that has seen McEvoy establish herself as one of Ireland’s most accomplished singer / songwriters. Never one to shy away from the big issues, this album ...
Joan Baez : Gone From Danger
[audio:http://www.diverserecords.co.uk/wp-content/themes/dot_matrix_diverse/audio/reunion_hill.mp3|titles=Reunion Hill] The ability to serve as a lightning rod for artists whose talent complements – that is, completes, amplifies – your own unique abilities, that is a rare quality, indeed. It is a quality that came to Joan Baez very early in her career, and there are indications that it even preceded her career (her professional career). As early as her coffee house days in 1958 and ’59, learning her craft from friends, fellow travellers, old and new recordings, Joan’s instincts sharpened. She learned to draw from those sources who could heighten her artistry, and to introduce her audiences to music and ...
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Diverse Records announce first gig
After releasing Richmond Fontaine‘s brilliant latest album ‘We Used To Think The Freeway Sounded Like A River’, we were asked if we’d like to put the band on in Cardiff on their latest tour. Needless to say, we jumped at the chance.
The gig is on Monday 1st March, upstairs in Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach [...]
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New title and new gig confirmed.