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Pete Astor & MelodieGroup Live At The Railway Hotel, 3/6/17

Pete Astor & MelodieGroup Live At The Railway Hotel, 3/6/17

For our latest South Social we had indie legend, and all round lovely man, Pete Astor headline, with support from MelodieGroup.  Here's a video of Pete, backed by MG, performing the Loft's classic Why Does The Rain   And some pictures, all by Gary Franklin, from the night

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May Mixtape

May Mixtape

Our May mixtape is now up on Mixcloud, have a listen below: Tracklist: 1. Candy Man - Alan Vega, Alex Chilton & Ben Vaugn 2. Roving Woman - Nat Johnson, Emma Kupa & Katherine Jackson 3. Support Tours - Jeffrey Lewis 4. Back To Stay - Bridget St John 5. Do I Still Figure In Your Life - Pete Dello 6. In The Back, In The Corner, On The Dark (aka Blues For Oliver The Tall Pilgrim) - Harold Land 7. People Make The World Go Round - Milt Jackson 8. Afer Yemegneshal - Alemayehu Eshete 9. Ghost Train -...

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Viking Moses Live at South

Viking Moses Live at South

Viking Moses will be playing a free gig at lunchtime on Saturday 27th May. He'll be performing at the Railway the night before, but playing a completely different set here. More info - Facebook Event His songs have been covered by fans such as Malcolm Middleton, Devendra Banhart, Slow Club, etc, for a tribute album. Viking Moses, AKA Brendon Massei, achieves a special balance of warmth and command, with familiar melodies that draw listeners in and oblige them to stay. Strongly lyrical songs are played out through tunes that flirt with pop, soul and Americana, all strung together with a unique...

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April Mix

April Mix

Have a listen to our April mix here, which includes a few of our favourite Record Store Day releases - Dillinger, Flower Travelling Band, Asha Bhosle, Purple Snow, Mulatu Astatke, Kevin Ayers and loads more. Dig in.

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South Social: Pete Astor + MelodieGroup live

South Social: Pete Astor + MelodieGroup live

Pete Astor, formerly of Creation Records favourites The Loft and The Weather Prophets, will be performing live at The Railway Hotel for our latest South Social, on Saturday 3rd June. Support will be from MelodieGroup.Pete's last album, Spilt Milk (one of the last to be released on the indie institution Fortuna POP) was produced by James Hoare of Ultimate painting/ The Proper Ornaments.Free entry, in the downstairs main bar More info: Facebook Event Page

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