Category: Music

Dan Gascoigne launches new album

Coventry musician Dan Gascoigne, who performs regularly in the ECHO area, releases his second album, Blind Duty with a show at the Nursery Tavern, Lord Street on Saturday 29 August. Dan has spent the last year working on the album in his front room using acoustic guitar, voice and a vocal effects pedal.  Combining new guitar tunings, a …

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Hear Coventry Singer Songwriters on Radio 4 today

The radio programme featuring Coventry Singer Songwriters (see ECHO’s August cover story) is broadcast this morning at 10.30 on BBC Radio 4 FM. If you miss the show, it will be available to hear via BBC iPlayer for a further 28 days: Will Gompertz Gets Creative: Hit Songs and Love Songs

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Paul hits the target

Musical duo the Targets, featuring Spon End resident Paul Copeland are lending their support to a couple of charity fundraising events. On Saturday 1 August, they appear at the Coventry Cross pub in aid of Diabetes UK, where they will be joined by other acts and a DJ from Hillz FM. There will also be …

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Vote: Would you pay a couple of quid to save Coventry’s Godiva Festival?

Coventry Telegraph is holding a poll about future funding for the Godiva Festival.  Some might find the results so far a little surprising… With the council having to make deep cuts, we might have to fork out a little something to keep the city’s best weekend going Source: Vote: Would you pay a couple of …

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Coventry weather: Forecasters warn of severe thunderstorms on Friday night – Coventry Telegraph

Some bad news for revellers going to the Godiva Festival at the weekend. Heavy storms are expected between 7pm on Friday through to noon on Saturday Source: Coventry weather: Forecasters warn of severe thunderstorms on Friday night – Coventry Telegraph  

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Line-up for Godiva Festival’s Acoustic Stage announced

Hosted by Sam McNulty, the Godiva Festival’s Acoustic Stage is expected to look like this: Friday 3 July 6.00 Gates: The Caprines 6.30 Michele Sciarotta 7.00 Sam McNulty 7.30 The Pips 8.00 Cover Up 8.30 Dom Zyntek 9.00 Emma Stephenson 9.30 Tom Hall 9.45 He Is A Pegasus 10.15 Curfew Saturday 4 July 12.00 Gates: Students …

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