We’ve added another three festive tunes to our playlist, helping you countdown to the big day.
We’re on a mission to champion and showcase great music from acts that have a connection to Reading and Wokingham (that’s the RaW in our Sounds Today name).
It’s an eclectic mix of stuff that will help you discover something new. All you have to do is find it on Spotify.
To hear this week’s selection, simply head to https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday and enjoy the music.
There is also a Facebook page and group chat that bands and music fans can tap into. You can search for RaW Sounds Today and it will come up.
RyeWolf – When the Snows of Winter Fall
RyeWolf are a ‘supergroup’ of local musicians who play individually in their own right and also get together in this guise to perform folk music with plenty of dancing, singing, hand clapping and foot stomping.
They have a special Christmas Show coming up which should be a fun night.
It’s a Readifolk event on Sunday December 11, at Watlington House. The band also have a softer side as shown on this wonderful song from their new three-track single, Christmas Cheer – https://www.ryewolf.co.uk/
That Joe Payne – Gloria
Joe returned to Wokingham Festival in the summer and stunned the audience with his wonderful solo set.
Now Joe has released a Christmas album, Ding Dong, from which this is taken.
It’s full of songs in Joe’s unique style that will certainly get you in the seasonal spirit.
He has two special full band Christmas shows coming up, a bit further afield, although Court Theatre in Tring isn’t too far away on Friday, December 16, and would be well worth the trip – https://www.thatjoepayne.com/
Voodoo Radio – Christmas Eve
This exciting duo from Cumbria visited Reading recently as support for Spizzenergi at their Club Velocity show. We featured their C30 C60 C90 single in recent weeks and they’ve just released this great Christmas single which should get everybody dancing and singing along – http://www.voodooradio.co.uk/
Rocket Kings – Christmas Without You
Have a Ukelele Christmas with Rocket Kings. They will be live at Fisherman’s Cottage on Friday, December 16 –- https://www.facebook.com/rocketkings
Spizzenergi – Christmas in Denmark Street
They visited Reading to perform a brilliant show for Club Velocity at the Facebar and here’s their single about Denmark Street. Not Wokingham’s Denmark Street, or could it be? – https://www.spizzenergi.com/
Eloise Kate – Revolve
If you saw Katie Ellwood’s excellent band at Wokingham Festival you’ll have seen Eloise Kate on keyboards. She also releases her own great music such as this one – https://www.instagram.com/eloisekatemusic/
Aine Deane – 19
My daughter Amy is on this singe. Well, only briefly. She and her ex-University housemates count down at the beginning of this great song about their Uni days written and performed by fellow housemate, Aine – https://www.ainedeanemusic.com/
Man The Lifeboats – Somerstown
Exciting, fun, upbeat folk from a band that visited The Castle Tap in Reading last month. This single is taken from their excellent new album, Soul of Albion – https://www.manthelifeboats.com/
One Last Day – Out of the Black
The new single from Wokingham rockers, One Last Day, is a powerful anthem with a chorus that sticks in your head and shows that they are quality band that combines power and melody – https://linktr.ee/onelastday
Mellor – Meet Me by the Ocean
Mellor are a four-piece Reading based band that has been building a great reputation throughout the indie rock scene. This is from their new album, Problematic Passions – https://linktr.ee/melloruk
