My first association will forever be images of leather-clad Beatles, performing rock n roll numbers on uppers for hours on end in sweaty, sleazy bars. I’ve come to know Hamburg quite well over the last year and am really looking forward to being part of this year’s Reeperbahn Festival. Not that much has changed on …
Berlin Music Week & MMF Event: Brian Message, Fran Healy, Tim Renner and Roxanne de Bastion
What do you know, I’m back in Berlin! I hope this little post finds you well. I’m very pleased to announce that I’m taking part in the MMF‘s (music manager’s forum) event: “The New Artist Model”. Tomorrow we’re gathering at Google HQ for a day of panels, key notes and other sexy stuff. Spotify, Youtube, …
Germany Tour Dates Announced!
More dates to be announced shortly. If you have any other town / venue suggestions or would like to host a private gig, just get in touch. Ich freue mich auf euch! Vielen Dank und bis bald, Roxanne x
Tales from the rales – thank you, cake, BBC, Standon Calling… and more cake.
I intended this next post to be about Standon Calling and the BBC Introducing session, but last night I played a show at the Finsbury in north London for the folks of ‘Stop Look Listen’ and now I feel I need to share a couple of thoughts circulating this overcrowded head of mine. Something has …
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Tales from the Rails – Living Room Tour – Aliens and clever people
So I’m terribly behind on reporting on my living room gigs, sorry about that! I’ve been mostly sleepy on trains, writing being replaced by staring out of the window, counting sheep (which, as we all know, doesn’t help). In the spirit of “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start” (yes, …
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Tales in between the Rails – R2 Magazine & Artrocker Review
Why hello there! In a couple of hours I’ll be back on the rails, this time to rural Hertfordshire for the first of my UK living room dates. For now, I thought I’d take a few minutes to share a couple of newsworthy cool things that have happened over the last few of days. I’ve …
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Tales from the Rails – hurray for nice people and silver clouds
I wonder if I’m the first person ever to arrive at London City Airport with a guitar. I’m sitting in the departure lounge at Frankfurt airport, mostly surrounded by suited folk who are busy checking emails on smartphones. Last night was the second show of my first ever living room tour. Two days prior to …
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PRS – Whom do we represent?
Tuesday evening I attended the FAC’s (Featured Artists Coalition) event on digital music. The FAC is a free membership organisation for featured artists whose goal it is to educate and empower independent featured artists. There were three speakers: a representative of PPL, PRS and a digital distribution company called Zimbalam, each covering the basics of …
Tales from the Rails – Champaign, Confetti and the last day of May
I’m on the train to Cromford, via Derby. Tonight I’m playing an adventure gig, meaning I have no idea what to expect, even less so than usual, at a venue called The Boat’s Inn. It’s the last day of May, which has been a rather special month in my books. I’ve just finished my debut …
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