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Today (Friday 29th March) will see Canadian country singer-songwriter, Sykamore  release her brand new EP called Through The Static which is made up of 4 songs. Emotional begins with Sykamore's soft vocal at the forefront of the song showcasing her brilliant story telling with her mix of vocal tones. The chorus is filled with many heartfelt lyrics that I caught myself listening rather closely too as you can hear this fairytale of love happening and its really wonderful to hear as you can hear two different sides. I love the upbeat lyrics within the final verse as well as the uptempo of the final chorus as it allows for the listeners to hear another side of who Sykamore is within this new EP. Highway Towns  begins with a soft instrumental complimenting Sykamore's crisp vocal tone allowing for the storytelling to come through straight away with a wonderful emotional feel that I caught myself listening to rather closely especially as the chorus kicked in. The chorus is great and ...

Since Krista Sinclair arrived in Erinsborough back in November 2023, the character has been an interesting one to watch and get to learn about. Krista Sinclair played by Majella Davis has no doubt been on a ride throughout her time on the character, however, over recent weeks we have seen a more happier side to the character be shown since Krista and Leo Tanaka got together which has allowed for the character to have more happier moments as during last week's episodes viewers saw the pair attend Krista's baby scan. Yesterday's episode (Wednesday 27th March) saw some incredibly emotive scenes air with some powerful moments within the script by David Adshead, but personally for me the standout moments were in Emma J Steele's directing as they were shot with such grace and respect that it was moving to watch, the silence spoke volumes. The decision to see how it affected Remi was beautifully captured as we viewers often forget how it affects the staff of our hospitals. It ...

Last Friday (15th March) New Zealand born singer-songwriter,  Kaylee Bell  released her brand album, Nights Like This which is made  up of 11 tracks. Take It To The Highway  opens up Kaylee's album brilliantly thanks to an upbeat instrumental giving off summer road trip vibes. The first verse sees Kaylee's crisp tone which is brilliant showcased throughout. However, the chorus is great and filled with many super catchy lyrics allowing for the sunset vibe moments to come through. The more I heard the chorus the more I enjoyed it. The second verse is beautifully written and has such a wonderful vibe to it that made me instantly smile. Kaylee's songwriting is brilliant. Take It To The Highway is the perfect road trip anthem, perfect for that romantic summer picnic. Good Things  begins with a upbeat pop country feel the perfect blend. The verses see Kaylee's crisp tone with the song having this perfect road trip kind of vibe with lyrics that make you want to si...

During C2C 2024 at London's O2 Arena , I had the opportunity to see  Sophia Scott perform as part of the festival, and following this I recently had the chance to interview her about her experience of the festival. Hello Sophia. You've just performed as part of this year's C2C festival how was it? The festival exceeded all of my expectations! The fans have been absolutely unreal: I can't get over it. You performed at The Barrelhouse on Friday and The Big Entrance Stage on Saturday, how were they? What were the audiences like? The audiences were so attentive and engaged! It was really special. You performed your single, Lipstick On You were I have to say was my standout performance from you - what was it like seeing the UK audiences reaction to this song? They were singing along, and it was awesome. It feels really good to see people resonating with such vulnerable lyrics. Photo Taken By Me During C2C 2024 How did you find the UK audience compared to the ones in the US,...

This year's C2C blogs are a little different as due to personal reasons this blog is brought to you as a weekend highlight due to my anxiety and stress taking over after an extremely stressful few weeks. Photo Taken By Me During C2C 2024 Brooke Eden was a highlight having caught two of her shows, I was overwhelmed as having discovered her when she was last at C2C in 2016, you can see and hear a lot of progression within her voice making for many incredible moments. However, it was her performances of Outlaw Love and Whispering that had me teary but that's what music can do when you relate. Photo Taken By Me During C2C 2024 Tigirlily Gold's Radio 2 Stage performance was fantastic and to be involved to their first fan club party was incredible, these talented ladies have progressed so much in the last 12 months that honestly it has been so magical to watch. Photo Taken By Me During C2C 2024 I also caught Halle Kearns over the festival but you can read my review here . Photo T...

Over C2C weekend, I had the opportunity to catch  Halle Kearns  who I have supported since the very start of her career back in 2020 and watching her performance did something great for my stress levels. Photo Taken By Me During C2C 2024 Halle opened her set with Whatever You Do  which is a brand new song to me and honestly it was wonderfully delivered and Halle's vocal tone was beautiful. Halle performed a new song called Settling Kind was one of two moments that I caught myself getting a little emotional over thanks to the song's wonderfully written lyrics and Halle's softer tones making for a magical song. The House That Build Me by Miranda Lambert was the next song that Halle covered that was a beautiful version and you could hear how much Halle connected with the song making for a wonderful moment to be shared with everyone watching her set. I Don't Drink Whiskey  is one of my favourite Halle songs that Halle does and it's one of these songs that knowing the ...

During C2C, I had the incredible opportunity to catch  Colbie Caillat  who I have supported since 2007 and my god was I emotional as I was watching her perform on both the Radio 2 Stage in The Indigo as well as in The Barrelhouse. Photo Taken By Me During C2C 2024 Colbie opened her set on The Radio 2 Stage with  Fallin' For You  which I have to say was stunning - the vocal tones from Colbie were fantastic and it was amazing to just listen to the song's lyrics closely and really appreciate them. Realize was up next and my god I forgot how much I loved this song growing up and my best friend can tell you how much we used to sing this a lot in high school aha. Colbie's live version is even more stunning - it was a pleasure to witness this. Try  for me is just that song that makes me emotional due to the song's lyrics that I have to admit makes me cry and it was no different when I heard live version and the piano instrumental was beautifully selected with each vers...

This Friday (8th March) will see Australian singer-songwriter,  Sinead Burgess release her brand new single, Always Gonna Break My Heart and was co-produced by Sinead and longtime friend Tom Jordan of Seaforth. Always Gonna Break My Heart  begins with a soft guitar instrumental complimenting Sinead soft crisps that open the song brilliantly as you can hear the emotional lyrics shine through as the meaning of song and the memories you have of that person as you leave them in any situation good or bad. The songwriting is beautiful and is filled with some of the most stunning lyrics, I have heard in a very long time making the song even more special with Sinead's vocal delivery being incredibly pure. You can hear a different vulnerable moment within all three of the verses that I have to say comes the song even more special! The chorus is the most beautiful part of the song as you can hear so much vulnerability that I have to admit bought me to tears the second time I heard it. A...