James Walsh
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MJ Hibbett; James Walsh; Annabel Edmonds; Simon Topping: live at The Pipeline, Brighton, Wednesday 19th October 2022
It was my first gig, and MJ Hibbett’s 873rd*. I’ve been on stage plenty of times for comedy, but this was the first time I’d stood up to sing my songs at strangers. On a night where much of England was glued to its smartphones, trying to ascertain the latest in the Liz Truss melodrama, Read more
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Swells reviews my record from beyond the grave
I do like writing songs but I’m not very good at promotion. If this was 1994, I’d sign to a major label, despite all my protestations at being “alternative”, just to escape the anxiety of writing to people asking them to listen or give coverage to my work. A few more nice things to report, Read more
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Ruthless Window by James Walsh: the story of a debut album
The problem with life, like history, is that it’s just one thing after another. I’ve always struggled to process things while they’re happening, both in terms of what I’ve done (good and bad) and what has been done to me (ditto). Time whooshes by like one of Douglas Adams’ deadlines, and so it’s taken me Read more
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