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Danni Nicholls - Honky Tonk Stage - The Long Road

Danni Nicholls - Honky Tonk Stage - The Long Road

The Honky Tonk Stage from outside has all the look of a solid building, it is only as you enter that you realise that it is a facade and effectively a tent. Having said that the interior has walls covered in country album covers and memorabilia and it has the key requirement of any Honky Tonk - a bar! For Danni Nicholls this show was not just the start of the Saturday proceedings but the start of a journey that will take her and Curse Of Lono across to Nashville for Americana

Write Like A Girl - Beth Keeping, Danni Nicholls, Jade Helliwell, Remember Monday - Camden Chapel

Write Like A Girl - Beth Keeping, Danni Nicholls, Jade Helliwell, Remember Monday - Camden Chapel

Our first visit to the Camden Chapel, an almost boutique venue in Camden. After climbing the steps to the first floor venue we eventually enter into a white walled room with a high ceiling, there are a smattering of chairs down either side and a floor covered in cushions and lights for everyone else to sit on, with space at the back to stand. It is a small venue but there are no bad vantage points, wherever you sit or stand good view is guaranteed for all. For the Write Like

Midwinterfest 2019 - The Songwriters Round with Steve Black, Danni Nicholls & Jefferson Ross

Midwinterfest 2019 - The Songwriters Round with Steve Black, Danni Nicholls & Jefferson Ross

The Songwriters Round as mentioned in our preview is always one of the highlights the weekend, the chance ti get up close and personal with performers as they give a little of the background behind their songs. Sat on the left of the stage porting a trusty flat cap, is someone we have only recently discovered Jefferson Ross, in the middle of the stage the wonderful Danni Nicholls while to the far right and curating the afternoon was superior song smith Steve Black. This year

Midwinterfest Songwriters Preview - Steve Black, Jefferson Ross, Danni Nicholls

Midwinterfest Songwriters Preview - Steve Black, Jefferson Ross, Danni Nicholls

Midwinterfest over the course of its weekend always provides many highlights and Saturday afternoon, the Songwriters Round is always a special section of the weekend. Hosted each year by Steve Black who will undoubtedly play something new as well as ending the show with the whole hall in a spontaneous singalong.. Steve's songs are always rich in detail and to be able to hear the inspiration as to how they have come into being is always a welcome treat. The Songwriters Round p

Hannah Aldridge & Friends Danni Nicholls, Robbie Cavanagh, Black Feathers, Goat Roper Rodeo Band

Hannah Aldridge & Friends Danni Nicholls, Robbie Cavanagh, Black Feathers, Goat Roper Rodeo Band

While standing in the snake like queue that seemed to be glued to the walls prior to doors opening it became apparent that no-one really knew how tonight was supposed to unfold. We knew that Hannah Aldridge, hot off a recent storming set at The Green Note would be returning with a host of UK Americana acts ( all #TEAMw21 favourites) to record a live album but quite how so many people were to be incorporated into one show remained a mystery. In the event it turned out like an

Round Up 14 - Two Ways Home, Lost Hollow, Danni Nicholls & Penny Riviera with Tom Wright - The C

Round Up 14 - Two Ways Home, Lost Hollow, Danni Nicholls & Penny Riviera with Tom Wright - The C

The fourteenth outing for Two Ways Home's ever popular Round Up, providing a chance to see top quality UK and US country acts in intimate surroundings while at the same time finding out a little bit behind the songs or seeing a one off collaboration, or some new material being tried out for the very first and possibly only time in such a stripped back format. The line ups for these shows are always impressive and tonight's show is no exception as joining our hosts are Penny R

Angaleena Presley, Danni Nicholls - The Borderline

Angaleena Presley, Danni Nicholls - The Borderline

There were many of us who questioned the wisdom of doing a Borderline show, only a few days before a free appearance at Canary Wharf, fortunately, Angaleena fans are not averse to seeing their heroine twice in one week and they were to be well rewarded for filling the venue to near capacity. First up though was Bedford’s finest, Danni Nicholls playing solo and with a mixture of material from her albums. At the recent Bush Hall Songwriters round, I was surprised how many of wh

Danni Nicholls Rob Corcoran - St Pancras Old Church

Danni Nicholls Rob Corcoran - St Pancras Old Church

Sitting like an oasis in the urban sprawl of a desert that is the middle of Kings Cross lies St Pancras Old Church, standing proud on its own little mount surrounded by estate housing. It’s a proper working church much like the Union Chapel, only much smaller, and the faint odour of recent services hangs in the air as you enter. Tonight, we have gathered for the launch of the new album from Danni Nicholls, “The Vintage TV Recordings”. The launch is in conjunction with the mus