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Daniel Binns is a senior reporter for The Waltham Forest Guardian.

He was previously a reporter for the Epping Forest Guardian and the Wanstead and Woodford Guardian. He still writes for both publications occasionally.

He also writes the Guardian's music column 'Sound Advice' which is published in all three editions of the Guardian series.

Sound Advice: Check out Gibb & Lucas in Loughton

THE magnificent David Gibb and Elly Lucas return to Loughton Folk Club on Thursday (February 9) after their successful show there last year.

Sound Advice: The sincere but succinct Josienne Clarke

Leading light of the folk revival movement, Josienne Clarke, plays Loughton Folk Club this Thursday (Febrary 2).

Sound Advice: Music be the food of love

PUB rockers Graham Larkbey and the Escape Committee headline the Redbridge Green Fair Live Music Club this Friday (January 13).

Sound Advice: Wham-Bam 2012

After a few weeks off of (presumably of rock and roll excess) local musicians up and down the land are re-attaching their guitar straps and polishing their drum sticks in preparation for another year.

Sound Advice: Review of the Year – mostly gloomy

For the local music scene, 2011 has been a pretty bad year.

Sound Advice: Heard melodies are sweet

Ye Olde Rose and Crown pub in Walthamstow hosts a Christmas Festival of Music this week.

Sound Advice: Through music the passions enjoy themselves

All-round talented guy Brian Peters performs at Walthamstow Folk Club on Sunday (November 20).

Sound Advice: Warm folk in Waltham Abbey

North-west folk scene stalwart Derek Gifford is coming to Essex on Monday (November 14) for a special performance at Waltham Abbey Folk Club.

Sound Advice: Boogie woogie

Boogie woogie master Jamie Rowan plays the Birkbeck Tavern in Langthorne Road, Leytonstone, on Sunday (November 6).

Sound Advice: Happy birthday to Loughton Folk Club, happy birthday to yoooouuuuuu!

Happy Birthday to Loughton Folk Club, which is one-year-old this week!

Sound Advice: What If?

A SUPERGROUP of sorts comprising members of The Jam, Sham 69 and The UK Subs play the Standard in Walthamstow this Thursday (October 20) under the name 'If'.

Sound Advice: Kicking racism and Oxjamin'

THERE'S a gaggle of worthy-cause gigs this week, including a Love Orient Hate Racism event in Leyton and an Oxfam fund-raiser with some top names in Walthamstow.

Sound Advice: Bob Dylan + Chaucer + madness = good show!

A UNIQUE one-man show of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Miller's Tale told mainly through the songs of Bob Dylan runs for three nights at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre Pub in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, next week.

Sound Advice: Busy busy weeks of music

IT'S a busy week in north east London for music over the next week or so, with the launch of the first ever 'Stow Festival' alongside the usual run of cracking gigs.

Sound Advice: Return of the East Side Jazz Club

THE East Side Jazz Club in Leytonstone returns from its summer break with a show from award-winning pianist and singer Liane Carroll.

Sound Advice: Happy Birthday Walthamstow Folk Club!

WALTHAMSTOW Folk Club celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend.

Sound Advice: Have a good Friday with Club Bus Wind

ROCK promoters Club Bus Wind hold a special night at the Standard in Walthamstow this Friday (September 2).

Sound Advice: Sexual Disorders set to entertain

ITALIAN rock band Sexual Disorders are performing at the Standard Music Venue in Walthamstow this Wednesday (August 24), coming over all the way from their native Florence.

Sound Advice: Jazz, folk and Elvis

Derbyshire duo David Gibb and Elly Lucas headline Loughton Folk Club this Thursday (August 18).

Sound Advice: Another electrifying line-up of gigs

Stretch Electric headline the Standard Music Venue on Thursday (August 11).