James’ Mirrorball Tour kicked off in Edinburgh last week and The Blue Walrus sent off one of our new roaming reporters off to meet the band and talk about their new mini album, The Night Before, and have a small glimpse in to their incredible career. Here’s what Ben had to say…
I have loved James since I first rummaged through my older sister’s scratched CD collection ten years ago and realised that there was a lot more to the band than ‘Sit Down’.  When Tim (aka The Blue Warus) asked …

Chris Wood is remarkable. There comes a character in every genre catalogue of music who truly is the whole package; musically talented, down to earth, interesting to speak to, socially aware, and ultimately, a pioneer to their section of their craft. In folk music, Chris Wood is your man. I had the pleasure of catching up with Chris last month before his show at Norwich Arts Centre…
His latest project – ‘Handmade Life’ – is an exceptional exploration of the issues associated with modern life, and the inspiration behind it shows …

Alan Pownall has been flying around the edges of my radar since I first read about him over at The Daily Growl, and I was lucky enough to get a few questions with the rising songsmith last week. He has risen through the ranks along with Mumford & Sons, Jay Jay Pistolet and others that have been part of the resurgence of folk we’ve been covering in and around our nations capital over the last 18 months – but folk doesn’t quite cover all of his repertoire. Colourful Day may …

Wolf Gang has been making some some serious waves since he burst onto the scene with “Pieces of You” released on Neon Gold. And after the this success continued with his latest release “The King And All Of His Men” released last month on Hit Club we were lucky enough to get in a few questions with the man himself. He’s the one in italicized bold being the important one here as you might have guessed…
Mozart or Beethoven? Why?  (Yes I know this might be pretentious but it’s almost relevant)
Tough …

Frank Turner is a ridiculously nice guy. When I walked into the green room of The Junction in Cambridge last week, this was the first thing that struck me about him. Taking some time out during an afternoon of his biggest UK headline tour to date, the conversation began with chatter about the tour so far. “It’s going really well,” he says, then adds jovially “My mum has stopped asking me when I’m gonna get a real job, which is nice.”
Renowned for being one of England’s, and indeed music’s, most …