Ward Thomas will be BIG!

I made an amazing discovery recently. At Guilfest on Saturday 19th July I went with some friends to try out a band on the second stage called Ward Thomas. We knew nothing about them.

On stage came two girls (20) who were announced as twins and having a "Nashville" sound. Oh dear, I'm not much of a country music fan.

Boy oh boy! Twins Lizzy and Cathy Ward Thomas blew me away. They were amazing. Beautiful voices in perfect harmony, backed by three lads on drums, guitar and bass.

Mark my words, these girls are going to go far. Keep an eye out for them. I can't wait to see them again.

www.http://wardthomasmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Ward.Thomas4?fref=ts
@wardthomasmusic

Maybe I am a country music fan!

The Serial Thrillers - When The Sun Goes Down

Ah, what the hell, a bit of shameless self-promotion for my band The Serial Thrillers.

http://www.youtube.com/v/ikPDelF7_-I?autohide=1&version=3&attribution_tag=EcqW4rwFkRxabfox6SlaxA&showinfo=1&autohide=1&feature=share&autoplay=1

Catch us at https://www.facebook.com/TheSerialThillersBand and http://www.lemonrock.com/theserialthrillers

Remember the charts?

If you are over 30, you'll remember that the music charts used to be important. What was "number one" was an critical matter to youngsters each week. And they used to buy their "7 inch vinyls" regularly.

Does being number in the singles chart matter any more?

Number one this week is "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green. I wonder how many "records" (i.e. single CDs, downloads) you have to sell these days to make number one. Cee Lo is chased in the charts by Bruno Mars, Duck Sauce, Swedish House Mafia Vs Tinie Tempah and Tinie Tempah (on his own).

In days of yore, listening to the chart announcement on a Sunday evening on Radio One was a crucial part of a teenager's week. Although I'm way past being a teenager, I can't imagine it's the same these days.

Maybe the album chart is more important in the modern era (and that's probably no bad thing). Number one this week is Robbie Williams's album "In And Out Of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990-2010". He's followed by albums by Tinie Tempah, Cliff Richard, The Script and Magnetic Man.

I'm delighted that live music appears to be more important and prevalent these days. the number of festivals around the country has exploded in recent years. Live music is always a good thing.

But I can't help mourning the fall of the charts.