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Posts Tagged ‘ Cherbourg ’

The story of Communion

The story of Communion

Kev Jones and Ben Lovett met way back in 2006 through mutual friends and for a while played in a band together. They founded the London Clubnight, Communion in 2007 and since then Ben has become better-known as Mumford & Sons‘ keyboard player and producer to acts such as Peggy Sue, Jay Jay Pistolet,...
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Tags: Cherbourg, Elena Tonra, Laura Marling, Matthew & the Atlas, Mumford and Sons, Will Stokes
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Mumford and Sons New Year Extravaganza

So pretty much the only miserable thing about Christmas is that when it ends you have to wait a whole year for the next one. The clever people of Camden's Flowerpot have thought long and hard about this and come up with a frankly miraculous way to welcome in 2010 and take the...
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Tags: Cherbourg, Johnny Flynn, Mumford and Sons
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Live: Andrew Davie of Cherbourg at Hoxton Bar and Grill

Davie's headline slot at Hoxton Bar and Grill on Monday was a transition between Cherbourg and his new solo career. The six Cherbourg tracks he performed were in their original arrangements, which perhaps suggests that he doesn't plan to take them any further.
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Tags: Andrew Davie, Cherbourg
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Cherbourg split as frontman Andrew Davie goes solo

Cherbourg's ex-frontman Andrew Davie has told FFS that the band "is no more". Davie said it became obvious that the four members — himself, Chris Maas, Kev Jones and Phil Fiddle — found that they wanted different things from the band. He said: "I can't see us as a four playing together again... At...
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Cherbourg’s Andrew Davie to play solo show

Cherbourg's Andrew Davie is to play a solo show in Hoxton on 16th November in the first of four days of gigs curated by Levi's One to Watch. Hoxton Bar and Kitchen will be taken over from Monday 16th Novemeber to Thursday 19th, when a parallel gig will take place at Cargo.
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Tags: Beth Jeans Houghton, Cherbourg
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Cherbourg announce new single and London show

FFS favourites Cherbourg have announced they are to release two brand new songs in October. New tune 'No More Flowers' will be released on 5th October in a special case designed by the band and features B-side 'Don't Let The Sun Steal You Away'.
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Tags: Cherbourg, Kurran and the Wolfnotes
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Live: Cherbourg @ Mad Ferret, Preston 12/06/09

Despite the venue being a small town pub, the atmosphere for the evening’s show is excellent. After the obligatory local bands The Agitator, Derek Meins’ and Robert Dylan Thomas’ new project, take to the stage. Right from the outset the duo amaze any new listeners present, making a fair few of them jump on...
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Communion hosts folktastic stage at Bloom festival

Communion hosts folktastic stage at Bloom festival

Communion has announced a corker of a line-up for its first festival. The London – and now Brighton – night organised by Kev Jones of Cherbourg and Ben Lovett of Mumford and Sons, has curated a folk stage at Bloom in Bristol.
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Tags: Alessi's Ark, Broadcast 2000, Cherbourg, Emmy The Great, Jay Jay Pistolet, Johnny Flynn, Kurran and the Wolfnotes, Left With Pictures, Noah and the Whale, Peggy Sue, Ryan O’Reilly, Sons of Noel and Adrian, The Leisure Society
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Oxford to host Folk extravaganza

Oxford's indie music society (ISOC) have announced a party to be coveted by any discerning birthday girl or boy. 'Imstock' will celebrate 20 years of indie music appreciation, with a line-up that'll blow even the finest Pizza Hut birthday bash out of the water. The event will take place at the Jericho...
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Tags: Cherbourg, Derek Meins - The Agitator, Jeremy Warmsley, Johnny Flynn
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UK tour and new EP for Cherbourg

Cherbourg have announced they will release their new EP Into The Dark on June 1st followed by a two-week UK tour.
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