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Tag: Essential Covers

Essential Covers: Pete Gardiner – ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (Joni Mitchell Cover)

April 21, 2016

Our Essential Cover this week comes from Northern Irish singer songwriter, Pete Gardiner, who gives us his take on the Joni Mitchell classic, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’.

Essential Covers: Luke & Mel – ‘Today I Started Loving You Again’ (Merle Haggard Cover)

April 11, 2016

In honour of country legend Merle Haggard, who died on his birthday, April 6, comes our Essential Cover this week. Luke & Mel, an award-winning country duo from Manchester, sing their tribute to Haggard: ‘Today I Started Loving You Again’.

Essential Covers: The Rising – ‘Take It To The Limit’ (The Eagles Cover)

March 24, 2016

The Rising cover the classic Eagles song, ‘Take It To The Limit’ in our Essential Covers feature this week.

Essential Covers: Lights That Change – ‘Song To The Siren’ (Tim Buckley Cover)

March 18, 2016

Our Essential Cover this week is ‘Song To The Siren’, an ethereal dreampop cover of Tim Buckley’s song, by Welsh trio, Lights That Change.

Essential Covers: Rackhouse Pilfer – ‘Love Is War’ (American Young Cover)

March 9, 2016

Rackhouse Pilfer, from Sligo in the very west of Ireland, formed in 2012 around the fire of McGarrigle’s Bar.

Essential Covers: Arcelia – ‘Broken’ (Jake Bugg Cover)

March 4, 2016

Back in January we introduced you to Arcelia, and their album, ‘Wrap Your Bones’. Currently on tour, the trio feature with our Essential Cover this…

Essential Covers: Velvet & Stone – ‘I’m On Fire’ (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

February 24, 2016

Alt folk trio Velvet & Stone bring us this week’s Essential Cover, ‘I’m On Fire’, by Bruce Springsteen.

Essential Covers: The Rising – ‘Born To Run’ (Bruce Springsteen Cover)

February 18, 2016

We’ve got a BONUS Essential Cover this week! Belfast band, The Rising, have covered Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’.

Essential Covers: Sophie Ray – ‘Lovin’ You’ (Minnie Riperton Cover)

February 15, 2016

This week’s Essential Cover is in honour of St Valentine! Alt Soul singer, Sophie Ray gives us her take on Minnie Riperton’s ‘Loving You’ (and YES she can hit those high notes!).

Essential Covers: Loveless Effect – ‘Heavy Is the Head’ (Zac Brown Band Cover)

February 8, 2016

Our Essential Cover of the Week comes from Loveless Effect, an acoustic rock band from Arizona.

Essential Covers: Harry Harris – ‘Superbass’

January 26, 2016

Our Essential Cover this week is from Harry Harris, a Welsh born, London based, storytelling songwriter.

Essential Covers: Molly Anna Band – ‘Ashes to Ashes’

January 18, 2016

Introducing Essential Covers! From time to time we will feature artists performing a song from another artist of our choosing. Today it’s Molly Anna Band’s turn, with their cover of ‘Ashes to Ashes’, by David Bowie.

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