{"id":35886,"date":"2018-05-11T16:47:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T15:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=35886"},"modified":"2018-05-11T16:47:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T15:47:51","slug":"toni-sidgwick-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/toni-sidgwick-try\/","title":{"rendered":"Toni Sidgwick &#8211; &#8216;Try&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_35888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35888\" style=\"width: 5547px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/05\/toni-sidgwick-try\/photo-credit-ellen-dixon-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Photo-Credit-Ellen-Dixon-2.jpg?fit=5547%2C3698&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5547,3698\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490403538&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo Credit &amp;#8211; Ellen Dixon 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Photo-Credit-Ellen-Dixon-2.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-35888 size-full\" title=\"Toni Sidgwick - Photo Credit Ellen Dixon\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Photo-Credit-Ellen-Dixon-2.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toni Sidgwick &#8211; Photo Credit Ellen Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Originally from the Shetland Islands, but now based in County Durham, singer\/songwriter Toni Sidgwick first started in music twelve years ago, busking on the streets of Edinburgh to support herself whilst studying. Her new single, &#8216;Try&#8217;, released on 4 May, has been described by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk\/music\/exclusive-try-by-toni-sidgwick\/41728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Songwriting Magazine<\/a> as, <span class=\"m_-4478748607101253005gmail-s2\">&#8220;&#8230;a delicate, lovely, and bittersweet indie-folk track by an absolutely brilliant songwriter.&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toni takes inspiration from her surroundings, and has been compared to Tracy Chapman, and Ben Howard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toni was named North East Traditional Act of the Year in 2016, at Ubeat TVs Music Awards, and released her debut EP, &#8216;Lions&#8217;, in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Try&#8217; is a gentle acoustic track with Sidgwick&#8217;s voice slightly rounded, deep and mellow. In speaking to Songwriting Magazine, Toni said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe track is about truly wanting to be there for someone but in the end they have to take control for there to be a change. Coming from Shetland, the sea and wind play a big part in my songwriting, in <em>Try<\/em> they represent struggle and comfort in the same breath.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuing: \u201cIn the music I tried to portray a feeling of never giving up with an underlying sense of hope. When I listen to music I love the tracks I can relate to in some way and I hope that folk can do that with this song.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Try&#8217; is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/id1371523690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07CCKJBZK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/music\/album?id=Bah5uccfcrhp4vb7mpcjwaan2rq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a>. You can find Toni Sidgwick online on her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tonisidgwickmusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/tonisidgwick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tonisidgwickmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/asidgw19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tonisidgwickmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Try by Toni Sidgwick Music\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F424306236&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally from the Shetland Islands, but now based in County Durham, singer\/songwriter Toni Sidgwick first started in music twelve years ago, busking on the streets of Edinburgh to support herself whilst studying. Her new single, &#8216;Try&#8217;, released on 4 May, has been described by Songwriting Magazine as, &#8220;&#8230;a delicate, lovely, and bittersweet indie-folk track by an absolutely brilliant songwriter.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":35887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[1376,1431,14291,10521,873,77,370,284,14290,78,304,14292,14289,13250,14288],"class_list":["post-35886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-acoustic","tag-ben-howard","tag-county-durham","tag-durham","tag-edinburgh","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-scotland","tag-shetland-islands","tag-singer","tag-songwriter","tag-songwriting-magazine","tag-toni-sidgwick","tag-tracy-chapman","tag-try"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-9kO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11308,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/06\/tony-volker-break-reshape\/","url_meta":{"origin":35886,"position":0},"title":"Tony Volker &#8211; &#8216;Break &#038; Reshape&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"08\/06\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Coming from South London, songwriter Tony Volker's music is probably best described as artfully produced electro-folk.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Releases&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tony-Volker2.png?fit=657%2C437&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tony-Volker2.png?fit=657%2C437&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Tony-Volker2.png?fit=657%2C437&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":48638,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/04\/modern-country-star-toni-clare-releases-first-album-country-home\/","url_meta":{"origin":35886,"position":1},"title":"Modern Country Star, Toni Clare Releases First Album &#8216;Country Home&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"03\/04\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Released on March 29, 'Country Home' is the debut album for 17 year old singer songwriter, Toni Clare. 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