Blogs - Newsroom and Reader Blogs for Epping Forest, Waltham Forest, Wanstaed & Woodford
Get involved: send your pictures, video, news & views by texting WFNEWS to 80360, or email us
Daniel Binns profile »
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.
Posted at 9:44am Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Sound Advice: Incendiary clawhammer
THE “incendiary” clawhammer banjo player Hunter Robertson is set to make an impact this week with his gig at Walthamstow Folk Club on Sunday (May 27).
Posted at 9:35am Wednesday 16th May 2012
Sound Advice: Perfect show for craic addicts
LOUGHTON Folk Day provides non-stop live music all day this Saturday (May 19) between 4pm and 10.30pm.
Posted at 6:08pm Tuesday 1st May 2012
Sound Advice: Hungry for music
HUNGRYTOWN headline Loughton Folk Club on Thursday (May 3).
Posted at 9:48am Wednesday 25th April 2012
Sound Advice: 11 Foot Sack and spinning blues tracks
THE fantastically funky 11 Foot Sack bust out the tunes at the 17Blues Club at Walthamstow Cricket Club this Friday night (April 27).
Posted at 12:23pm Tuesday 17th April 2012
Sound Advice: The Beatles are coming to Chingford?
THE Beatles top the bill at the Artisan Music Venue in Chingford this Friday (April 20).
Posted at 5:14pm Tuesday 10th April 2012
Sound Advice: Middle Eastern jazz
EVER wondered what jazz mixed with Middle Eastern-style music sounds like?
Posted at 4:06pm Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Sound Advice: Home-made tunes on home-made instruments
The Amazing Mr Smith, described as Monty Python's answer to John Williams, plays Loughton Folk Club on Thursday (April 5).
Posted at 10:13am Wednesday 28th March 2012
Sound Advice: Mr Nash and his fabulous sax
Derek Nash plays his fabulous sax at the East Side Jazz Club on Tuesday (April 3).
Posted at 9:53am Wednesday 21st March 2012
Sound Advice: The music of Dead Belgian Jacques Brel
LIVERPOOL-based group Dead Belgian play a special show at Ye Olde Rose and Crown in Walthamstow this Friday (March 23).
Posted at 4:03pm Tuesday 13th March 2012
Sound Advice: Celebrate St Patrick's Day with some live music
IT'S St Patrick's Day this Saturday (March 17) and a number of pubs are hosting live music to celebrate.
Posted at 3:49pm Tuesday 6th March 2012
Sound Advice: Tasteful and tuneful
THE tasteful and tuneful Scottish trio Lord Rochester headlines the Birkbeck Tavern in Leytonstone this Saturday night (March 10).
Posted at 4:46pm Monday 27th February 2012
Sound Advice: OMG JAZZ!
JAZZ jazz jazz. If you like it then it's going to be a good week, as the local music menu is positively overflowing with the stuff during the next few days.
Posted at 10:08am Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Sound Advice: Don't be angry, chill out & enjoy some tunes!
The highly respected Jeff Davis takes to the stage at Walthamstow Folk Club on Sunday (February 26).
Posted at 4:33pm Monday 13th February 2012
Sound Advice: New folk club launches in Leytonstone
A NEW monthly folk/acoustic night is being launched in Leytonstone this Friday (February 17) by promoters Lost Horizons.
Posted at 5:35pm Tuesday 7th February 2012
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.
Posted at 10:31pm Tuesday 31st January 2012
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).
Posted at 10:09am Wednesday 11th January 2012
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).
Posted at 5:14pm Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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.
Posted at 4:07pm Monday 19th December 2011
Sound Advice: Review of the Year – mostly gloomy
For the local music scene, 2011 has been a pretty bad year.
Posted at 4:53pm Tuesday 13th December 2011
Sound Advice: Heard melodies are sweet
Ye Olde Rose and Crown pub in Walthamstow hosts a Christmas Festival of Music this week.
Readers who submit articles must agree to our terms of use. The content is the sole responsibility of the contributor and is unmoderated. But we will react if anything that breaks the rules comes to our attention. If you wish to complain about this article, contact us here.
