Corinne Bailey Rae brought sunshine on a sunny day to Hyde Park, with her versatile blend of jazz-tinged soul. Accompanied by keyboards, guitar and drums, she opened with Been To The Moon and Closer before a Bob Marley cover of Is This Love showed her warmth and soul. […]
Review by Sherry Middleton I have always been torn between wanting to go to a festival to see live music and being put off by the shear volume of the crowds, and the thought of Portaloos being foul smelling and overflowing was something I dreaded. As my two […]
Stevie Wonder gave an emotionally-charged performance to 65,000 people at London’s Hyde Park as part of the of the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time programme. Escorted to the stage to the by two of his six backing singers, Stevie appeared emotional. He was to explain the reason for […]
Lionel Richie looks good for 70. Lionel Richie looks good full stop. As an audience member who had seen Lionel 25 times put it before the show: “You know what you’re going to get with Lionel, he always delivers.” And deliver he did. Hit after hit. Singalong after […]
Grammy and Oscar-winning US country star Ryan Bingham delivered a faultless set at the Black Deer festival. Looking the part in white hat, red waistcoat and smart black shirt/trousers his set featured several tracks from his latest album American Love Songs including the swinging Jingle And Go and […]
Black Deer Festival – Americana in the sun BOON spent two days in the sunshine in the Kent countryside at the second Black Deer Festival. Attending on the Saturday and Sunday we saw some great music, the highlights being a solo set from British bluesman Martin Harley and […]
BOON had reviewed Paul Cauthen’s show at London’s Slaughtered Lamb days before his Black Deer set so we were compelled to see him again. The atmosphere Cauthen whipped up at Black Deer was incredible. A man possessed, Cauthen and his band ripped through a 13-track set, took no […]
The Wandering Hearts (TWH) have had a couple of busy weeks performing at the CMA Festival in Nashville and at the Black Deer Festival end of June. Tonight they opened up for Lukas Nelson, performing 9 songs in a 40 minute set. Joining Tara, Chess and AJ on […]
When Carrie Underwood announced her UK tour across June this year we, the fans all were hoping that she would play Glastonbury and not because we could necessarily go but just so that the Glastonbury festival goers can get to know this powerhouse vocalist and she can make […]
In the heat of the sun a five-foot nothing lady took the stage at one of the smaller outdoor stages at the Black Deer festival. Strident and confident, this powerhouse lady captivated on different stages on several occasions during the weekend, including a main stage spot on the […]
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