IT WAS a dry, but chilly bank holiday weekend, and all the worse for us missing Wokingham Festival due to the coronavirus.
An online event made up for some of what we’ve been missing, but we want that festival feeling!
Chris Hillman from White Star Records has curated some music to help. The Wokingham Love Music soundtrack features songs from bands and artists with some connection to Wokingham’s music scene. There’s a range of musical styles to enjoy meaning that there’s something for everyone
You can listen for FREE via Spotify. There’s a special page set-up at bit.ly/wokinghamlovesmusic
The Room – Bodies on the Road
Local melodic rock band, The Room, released their new single last week which is taken from their critically acclaimed Caught by the Machine album. At last week’s Wokingham Festival virtual event, the band revealed an exclusive live video of the track filmed at a sold-out show in Nice, France.It highlighted what a great live band they are and, if you missed it, check out the Day 3 Playlist on the Festival’s You Tube Channel — theroom.band Picture: Andrew Merritt
Wishbone Ash – Blind Eye
It opened the debut album by this classic rock band back in 1970. It’s included in the playlist this week because a performance of the track by Martin Turner Ex-Wishbone Ash at last year’s Wokingham Festival was filmed and edited by local video company Gigshotz for an exclusive premiere on the Festival’s You Tube event and Playlist mentioned above — www.martinturnermusic.com
Wille and the Bandits – Find My Way
Here’s a dynamic four-piece band with a powerful immense sound who were due to headline this year’s cancelled Wokingham Festival — www.willeandthebandits.com
Warmrain – Here Comes The Rain Again
This band, also due to play at the Festival, whose Back Above the Clouds album features this beautiful cover of the Eurythmics classic as you’ve never heard it before — warmrainband.com
Fred’s House – Walls And Ceilings
From their self-titled EP here’s an excellent live band with gorgeous vocal harmonies and very good musicianship, who were also due to be at Wokingham Festival — fredshousemusic.co.uk/
Cafe Chaos – Seventh Heaven
Another from the Festival. The band are a group of excellent musicians from Henley who describe themselves as a progressive rock / fusion band, with a track from their debut album Shifting Sands — cafechaos.net
Flutatious – Wendel the Witch
Festival faves who combine violin, flute, guitar, bass, drums and occasional vocals to produce an uplifting mixture of rock, celtic, folk, psychedelia and dance that you can’t stop yourself moving to — www.flutatious.co.uk
Crystal Jacqueline – White Horse Hill
This track is from Jacqueline’s latest album, A Prayer for the Birds which was released by Wokingham based Mega Dodo Records – www.facebook.com/crystaljacquelinemusic
Gemma Dorsett – Broken, Blessed & Beautiful
As well as her solo work, Gemma also fronts the blues/rock band Eleven:11 who went down a storm at last year’s Festival — gemmadorsett.com
Zach Johnson – Mississippi
Taken from the live EP ‘Songs from the Riverhouse Barn’ by this up and coming local indie/folk singer songwriter who has appeared at WMC and Wokingham Festival. — www.zjohnsonmusic.com
