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Young musician contest strikes right chord with visitors

11:00am Friday 10th February 2012

THE 16th Swindon Young Musician of the Year Competition attracted 25 entrants at the weekend.

Sounds around town with Dave Franklin

Sounds around town with Dave Franklin

3:52pm Thursday 9th February 2012

The world is littered with great, unanswered questions. What if the Universe isn’t infinite? What if The Matrix is right and this is all an illusion? What if the Hulk had the brain of Bruce Banner? What if God was one of us, just a slob like one of us?

Most Wanted

Most Wanted

3:46pm Thursday 9th February 2012

POP sensations The Wanted are the latest band to annoucne a summer gig at Westonbirt Arboretum.

Sounds of the 60s from The Jets in Swindon's MECA

Sounds of the 60s from The Jets in Swindon's MECA

3:44pm Thursday 9th February 2012

The swinging sixties are being brought back to life by former chart toppers, The Jets, tomorrow when the MECA in Regent Circus, Swindon, throws open its doors to the hit theatre show Kings of Harmony, Legends of the 60s.

Gabby is fighting fit for Swindon gig

Gabby is fighting fit for Swindon gig

3:42pm Thursday 9th February 2012

Swindon’s Gabby Young makes a welcome return to her home town on Saturday, after being forced to pull out of her show at the Arts Centre in October due to a throat infection.

Young singers are record breakers

Young singers are record breakers

3:00pm Thursday 9th February 2012

SCHOOLCHILDREN across Swindon hit a high note in a bid to set a world record for the most people to sing and sign a song simultaneously.

Full Quota of rock for Swindon bars

John Coughan

2:57pm Thursday 9th February 2012

Rockin’ all over the world, well at least all over Swindon, when a gaggle of Quo bands drop into town.

Swindon's When Words Fail jet off to make music in the wild west of America

Swindon's When Words Fail jet off to make music in the wild west of America

10:34am Thursday 9th February 2012

Swindon’s high energy melodic rock band When Words Fail have scooped a record deal in America.

Music fans set to get their kicks

Music fans set to get their kicks

10:02am Thursday 9th February 2012

MUSIC lovers are set to get down with the trumpets when Rizzle Kicks perform at the Oasis later this year.

Teen clarinettist in BBC Young Musician woodwind finals

Jordan Black is through to the finals of the wood-wind category final of the BBC Young Musician Competition 2012

3:03pm Wednesday 8th February 2012

TALENTED teenager Jordan Black has made it through to the category finals of the BBC Young Musician 2012.

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