Archive for the 'Editorial' Category
With Battle of the Bands mere weeks away, and a well advised ‘one cover’ rule in place, I was thinking about what makes a good cover. The mistake that pub bands seem to make again and again is trying to replicate tunes rather than pay homage to them. A good cover version should bounce away […]
Local band BlindSpot are nearing the completion of their debut: ‘The White Spark EP’. The cd, which will be available to purchase around Orkney, but also online, will feature 5 original songs, composed by singer/guitarist Josh McGregor and guitarist/backing vocalist Darren Tait. The band have been together for over two years and are best known […]
For those of you who care (this being a band website) … I came to Orkney this month with the Edinburgh University String Orchestra on our Highlands and Islands tour. This orchestra are one of the University’s many (I’d say the best) ensembles and perform regularly in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland, conducted by some of […]


