Wokingham Loves Music
PERFECT DAY is one of the latest songs to be created by the legendary Hank Wangford, and it tops the bill for this week’s Wokingham Loves Music playlist.
Why is this musical megastar on a soundtrack to the borough? Well, he’s soon to play at Wokingham Music Club. We can’t wait.
To whet your appetite, head to Spotify and search for Wokingham Loves Music – or log on to bit.ly/wokinghamlovesmusic
The playlist is more than just a bunch of tunes. You can join in the discussion at www.facebook.com/groups/wokinghamlovesmusicchat
And if you’re hosting a gig, or preparing to play for one, send an email to events@wokingham.today
Hank Wangford – Perfect Day
This is the opening song on UK Country/ Americana legend Hank Wangford’s latest album Holey Holey.
It’s an album of wonderful songs with a laid back feel and lyrics ruminating on the ups and downs of life.
Released last year, it is Hank’s 10th album and shows that he can still come up with quality so it’s well worth a listen.
We look forward to seeing him live at Wokingham Music Club (WMC) on Friday,
October 22, where he will be appearing with his new compadre, Brad Breath – www.hankwangford.co.uk
Ronnie Laine & Slim Chance – The Preacher
Here’s a classic song from the past and it’s included in the playlist this week as Slim
Chance will be playing live at WMC on Friday, October 15.
The band has been doing a great job continuing the legacy of the great Ronnie Laine, who is sadly no longer with us.
They evolved around three original members of Ronnie’s band as well as some excellent new regulars so this promises to be a great night of good songs and musicianship – www.slim-chance. co.uk
Split the Dealer – High Rockets
He was No.3 in our Best of 2020 with his Deva St.John duet on the XV single and since then
Split aka Sam Brett has released more very good singles and this is his latest – www.facebook.com/ splitthedealer
Deva St.John – Pity Party
The other half of that duet mentioned above also has a new single out. This is the latest of a string of quality singles from Deva and it is a powerful rock pop dance anthem – www.facebook.com/ dayvasaintjohn
In Albion – Earth
They performed a great show at local record shop, Beyond the Download’s event in Peach Place Wokingham recently. Here’s their latest single – inalbion.net
Crooked Shapes – Crooked Shapes
This Wokingham-based rock band have their debut album, also called Crooked Shapes, due for release on 19th November and Fire is their first single release from that album – www. crookedshapes.com
The Wave Machine – Doesn’t Matter to Me
One of the highlights of the Wokingham Festival was seeing a packed WMC stage audience singing along to the songs of Angus Trott aka The Wave Machine – www.thewavemachine.co.uk
Michael Burns-Peake – London
Michael is a singer/songwriter from Wokingham and is another young talent who appeared on the WMC Stage at the festival and performed a great set of quality songs – www.facebook.com/MichaelBPMusic
Fred’s House – Shut Up and Dance
Silky smooth vocals, quality musicianship and a 70’s West Coast inspired folk / rock sound, this band from Cambridge are a perfect band for a summer festival as they proved at Wokingham Festival – fredshousemusic.co.uk
The Paradox Twin – Wake Vortex
Nominated at the prestigious Progressive Music Awards two years running following the release of their debut album, this Reading-based band is back with a stunning new single – www.theparadoxtwin.com