AUGUST bank holiday is music festival time.
We’re giving the Reading one a swerve because, well, you’ve probably heard their songs all before.
So this week’s list features acts that will be appearing at Wokingham Festival between Saturday and Monday.
The RaW Sounds Today playlist is 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.
Flutatious – Wendel the Witch (Mitchell Mix)
They are a favourite at Wokingham Music Club and Wokingham Festival and this weekend they return to the festival.
That’s a good reason to remind ourselves of this crowd pleaser. It always gets people dancing and you can hear why, with the infectious violin of Stella Ferguson and flute of Michele Devonshire being driven along by the other fine musicians in the band.
The ‘Mitchell’ in the title is Reading producer John Mitchell who mixed it in his Outhouse Studio – https://www.flutatious.co.uk/
That Joe Payne – Live the Dream
Here’s the latest single from That Joe Payne who will be headlining the Wokingham Music Club Stage at the festival this coming Bank Holiday Monday.
Joe has been stunning audiences around the country with his incredible voice and live performances and was asked back to the festival following his brilliant performance at the festival in 2019.
Since then, Joe has released his debut solo album, By Name, By Nature, so we are looking to hearing him play songs from that – https://www.thatjoepayne.com/
James Hollingsworth – Faster than Light
James is a singer-songwriter from South West England coming to the festival for the time on Monday with his folk blues style with a prog and pysch twist. This is from his Thirteen Moons album – https://www.jameshollingsworth.com/
Spriggan Mist – Lair of Isambard
This Bracknell-based band are a local favourite and this year their fame has been spreading as they have wowed crowds at festivals around the country.
They return to Wokingham Festival on Saturday – https://www.sprigganmist.com/
Aaron Cilia – The Illusion
Aaron has a connection to Spriggan Mist. He’s the son of Baz and Maxine Cilia from the band.
He’s also sound engineer on the WMC Stage at Wokingham Festival and playing his own set there – https://www.facebook.com/AaronCiliaArtist
Focus – Hocus Pocus
Here’s another legendary band who have had UK hits such as this one and they will be headlining the Main Trademark Stage at Wokingham Festival on August Bank Holiday Monday – https://focustheband.co.uk/
Kepler Ten – A New Kind of Sideways
It’s the title track from Kepler Ten’s acclaimed album on our White Star Records label.
They have only played songs from the album once before so we are excited that we’ll see them at Wokingham Festival – https://www.keplerten.com/
TRIM – Still Waters (Live)
TRIM is a Reading- based band led by singer-songwriter Chris Trim who perform original pop rock songs with a blues and folk feel. The band will be making a welcome return to the festival this weekend – https://www.facebook.com/christrimmusic
Split the Dealer – Hard to Take (Live Lounge Acoustic Session)
It’s Reading-based Split the Dealer with an acoustic version of his 2022 single performed by Split and guitarist Rory Evans at Northbrook Met Studios in Brighton – https://www.splitthedealer.com/
Papa Truck – Million Miles
Here’s a five-piece band from High Wycombe who perform their own original bluegrass songs.
This one is from their 2020 album By Your Side, and we look forward to seeing them live at Wokingham Festival – https://www.facebook.com/papatruck
