What Tomorrow Knows – The context There are situations that bring out the raw in great artists to fascinating consequences but not always great avail. In the middle of COVID lockdown, Fiona Apple brought us her version of raw that bewitched the critics while dividing...
One of our favourite singer-songwriters, Steve Pledger returns with a new studio album, "What Tomorrow Knows" to be launched on the 8th October at a special concert at Durham Town Hall Six years after releasing the award-winning studio album ‘Somewhere Between’, and...
I Write The Songs #116 featuring Ultravox and Maya Yianni (aka elsewhere as Little Liar). First aired on Canalside Community Radio 102.8FM. Playlist is below and Mixcloud podcast of the recording. What's wrong, who's right? Sad machines won't talk to me tonight No...
I Write the songs 101 features some 2016 souvenirs including pieces from Songs of Separation (SoS) first aired on Canalside Community Radio 17 Jan 2017 including playlist. This is an hommage to our 2016 best of music and its playlist of brilliant talents sharing their...
I Write The Songs #96 featuring Steve Pledger and his new album Somewhere Between. The opening lyrics are from Paul Simon with the song itself getting an interesting revisit at the end of the show. The Mixcloud podcast and playlist are available below... I Write The...
Somewhere Between album review It is always with a mixture of excitement and apprehension that I get to listen to the new release of an artist whose previous endeavours have made me, for lack of a better word and in all simplicity, happy (see our review of Steve...
Singer-songwriter Steve Pledger returns with a new album this Autumn 2016, Somewhere Between. Fatea Magazine calls him "a songwriter of real talent." and of his 2015's release 'Striking Matches In The Wind', Americana-UK says "absolutely wonderful from gritty start to...
I Write The Songs 91 - some of 2015 favourites includes some of the songs released in 2015 and that we were lucky enough to get to play. You can listen to the Mixcloud podcast as well as check out the playlist below. I Write The Songs 91 with Tiki Black - part 1 Dusty...
Songwriter of the week is Fiona Apple [symple_button url="http://www.fiona-apple.com" color="orange" size="default" border_radius="3px" target="blank" rel="" icon_left="" icon_right=""]Fiona Apple Website[/symple_button] Mixcloud Podcast - Tiki's I Write The Songs #79...
I came across Steve Pledger's album through a comment on Twitter by radio host Rick Stuart. His Roots & Fusion show on Stockport's Pure Radio is probably one of my favourite radio shows. His words prompted me to ask Steve Pledger for a copy of his album and before...