Kula Shaker “Wormslayer”
Kula Shaker “Wormslayer” It’s probably fair to say that very few people would’ve expected Kula Shaker to be releasing new material some 30 years after the height of Brit pop. […]
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Y Not Festival reveal their headliners for 2026
Dizzee Rascal, Kaiser Chiefs, Scissor Sisters, The Vaccines, Rizzle Kicks, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Happy Mondays, The Royston Club, The Snuts, The Fratellis, The Enemy, Lottery Winners, Scouting For Girls, Ash*, […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2026
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2026 As Red Rooster festival heads towards its 12th edition 2026, it continues to celebrate the very best of authentic Country […]
Isle of Wight Festival 2026
SKY PRESENTSTHE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL18-21 JUNE 2026HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED:LEWIS CAPALDICALVIN HARRISTHE CUREOTHER ARTISTS INCLUDE:TEDDY SWIMS, THE KOOKS, TOM GRENNAN, WET LEG, RICK ASTLEYSEX PISTOLS FEATURING FRANK CARTER, THE LAST DINNER […]
Red Rooster 2026 Early Bird Tickets
Red Rooster is proud to be continuing the celebration of Southern soul, blues, roots and country as it heads into its 12th year in 2026. Set in the beautiful grounds […]
Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire.
Truck Festival 24-27 July, Hill Farm, Oxfordshire. It’s immediately a joyful experience arriving at Truck Festival – no queues, no hassle and camp site staff volunteering help with finding a […]
Red Rooster Festival 29-31 May 2025, Euston Hall
Red Rooster Festival 29-31 May 2025, Euston Hall Our arrival at Red Rooster Festival was very different this year compared to last year. Then we arrived in the rain to […]
Interview with Harry, Red Rooster Festival’s founder
Everyone who has followed this site for a while will know that Red Rooster is one of our favourite festivals. We were therefore delighted to get the chance to chat […]
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT
2000TREES FESTIVAL 2025 NEW BAND ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES – HOT MILK, THE HUNNA, PRESS CLUB, TWIN ATLANTIC, PUPPY, KAREN DIÓ, HEVENSHE + MORE ALSO – FRANK TURNER TO PLAY “LOVE IRE & SONG” IN THE FOREST […]
Deer Shed Festival 25-28 July
DEER SHED FESTIVAL ADD KAE TEMPEST, THE BIG MOON & REGGIE WATTS TO FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONACTS JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED HEADLINER WUNDERHORSE Photo credit: James Drury DEER SHED FESTIVAL25th – 28th […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL REVEALS FULL LINE UP FOR ITS 11th EDITION
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL REVEALS FULL LINE UP FOR ITS 11th EDITION Back in November, Red Rooster festival shared the first wave of 15 incredible artists set to take our stages, and […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 2025…… 29th -31st May 2025 Euston Hall, Suffolk JD McPherson, Samantha Fish, Jerron Paxton, Thee Sinseers, The Altons, DeWolff, Jim Jones Allstars, Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, JP Harris, Twinnie, David Viner, Emily Zeck, Too Bad Jims and The Zipheadsand many more to be announced JD McPherson is back and plays his first UK shows in 7 years on the back of his brilliant new album Nite Owls. JD has […]
Truck Festival 25-28 July 2024
Truck Festival 25-28 July 2024 Truck Festival is a festival we have been meaning to attend for a while and this year we finally managed to get there. Faced with […]
The Caezars “S/T”
The Caezars “S/T” It seems a lifetime since we were extoling the virtues of the Caezars and declaring they have ‘the song-writing skills and live-ability to re-energise Rockabilly music for […]
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me”
Rich Ragany – “You Can Get Dark With Me” We always feel we should declare an interest when reviewing the material of Rich Ragany. Partly because we have been long […]
Red Rooster Festival – Euston Hall 30 May – 1 June 2024
Red Rooster Festival – Euston Hall 30 May – 1 June 2024 The first band we get to see our Brown Horse and it’s good to see a local band […]
His Lordship – Norwich Arts Centre Tues 28 May 2024
His Lordship – Norwich Arts Centre Tues 28 May 2024 It’s only been 4 days since we last saw His Lordship at Bearded Theory (see our review here) but as […]
Bearded Theory 23-26 May 2024
Bearded Theory 23-26 May 2024 It must be a festival organisers nightmare when the country is hit by a ridiculous spell of wet weather. For Bearded Theory they faced the […]
Extra Arms “Radar”
Extra Arms “Radar” We’ve been a huge fan of all the stuff that Ryan Allen has done both solo and as part of a group. His work with Extra Arms […]
Steve Conte “The Concrete Jangle”
Steve Conte “The Concrete Jangle” We have no fear in declaring our love for the work and ability of Steve Conte. Let’s face it, any musician who has been asked […]
Red Rooster Festival – more than just music!
We dont know about you, but here at thesoulofaclown we are desperately awaiting some better weather and the start of the festival season. It was therefore a delight to get […]
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 10TH ANNIVERSARY
RED ROOSTER FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS FOR 10TH ANNIVERSARY ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL, ROBERT FINLEY, BOB LOG III, KITTY LIV, BROWN HORSE, THE DIRTY STRANGERS, ROSCO SHAKES, DYLAN […]
The Tearaways “And For Our Next Trick”
The Tearaways “And For Our Next Trick” Given this album is on the brilliant Dirty Water records label you kind of know it’s going to be good. But when it’s […]
The Uppers “Manic Melodies”
The Uppers “Manic Melodies” The press release for this EP immediately ticked a lot of boxes for us when it described The Uppers sound as combining raw punk with the […]
Danny the K “Cigarettes and Silhouettes”
Danny the K “Cigarettes and Silhouettes” This is the debut release from Danny Kopko who is a also a member of a number of some other band you may well […]
Kurt Baker “Rock N Roll Club”
Kurt Baker “Rock N Roll Club” Kurt Baker is a bit of a workhorse in the power pop world and is constantly putting out material either as a solo artist […]
Red Rooster Festival 1st-3rd June 2023 Euston Hall
Red Rooster Festival 1st-3rd June 2023 Euston Hall You only need to read some of our reviews of previous years to know that Red Rooster is one of our favourite […]
BLACK DEER FESTIVAL 16 -18 June
LIVE FIRE PROGRAMME REVEALED SERVING THE FOOD & CULTURE OF AMERICA’S DEEP SOUTH THE SONGWRITER SESSIONS EXPERIENCE THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS FROM YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS YOUNG FOLK AREA ALSO […]
Bearded Theory 26-28 May 2023, Catton Hall.
Bearded Theory 26-28 May 2023, Catton Hall. It was our first time at Bearded Theory and with the promise of glorious weather and it marking the start of our festival […]
Red Rooster Festival Line Up Details
1st– 3rd June 2023 Euston Hall, Suffolk Red Rooster celebrates the very best in Cajun, Soul, Rock ‘n Roll, Roots, Blues and Country music. It is the go-to early summer event for those […]
The Soul Of A Clown 