Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner seen backstage at the Cornbury Music Festival 2016 held at the Great Tew Estate on Day 3. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - Sunday 10th July 2016

Wychwood Festival 2014 Announces Newton Faulkner, Gentleman's Dub Club And More For 10th Anniversary

Posted on27 January 2014

Wychwood Festival 2014 Announces Newton Faulkner, Gentleman's Dub Club And More For 10th Anniversary

The Voice Winner Andrea Begley Lobbies For Disabled Peoples' Experience At Gigs

By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 June 2013

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Winner of BBC's The Voice, Andrea Begley speaks out for better treatment of disabled fans at gigs and details her plans for a successful music career.

The partially sighted winner of 2013's singing talent show The Voice, Andrea Begley, has voiced her concerns over disabled fans' experience at gigs. "I have had some frustrating experiences at gigs and festivals," confessed Begley, who apparently celebrated her victory by going to a Laura Marling gig. "Sometimes access can be poor because of lots of steps and poor lighting. But often the problem can lie with a lack of knowledge on the part of staff. I think it is essential for venues to train all their staff in disability awareness so as they are able to deal sensitively with disabled customers."

Andrea Begley, Winner Of The Voice 2013.

Hailing from County Tyrone, the singer lost 90% of her vision after a degenerative childhood disease, yet plays guitar and piano and hopes to someday collaborate with the likes of Adele, Newton Faulkner and Ed Sheeran. The 27 year-old from Northern Ireland beat favourite Leah McFall to sign a £100,000 recording contract. McFall was being coached by The Voice judge and former Black Eyed Peas', Will.i.am, who seemed set on knocking the wind out of the ecstatic winner's sails with an odd, unsportsmanly tweet: "You should feel the audiences vibration in the room tonight after the public's vote... its unexplainable... so sad... perplexed." According to Yahoo!'s omg!, Begley was personally congratulated by the American singer and producer after the gig, saying she has "no hard feelings."

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Newton Faulkner - Write It On Your Skin Album Review

By Sam Saunders in Music Reviews on 11 October 2012

Hairy, dreadlock-sporting, acoustic-folk maestro Newton Faulkner has made quite a household name for himself over the last few years. After enjoying mainstream success with songs such as Dream Catch Me (although many people asked would recognise that song, but be unable to say who wrote it), he's back with a new full length studio album, entitled Write it on Your Skin.

Newton Faulkner - Write it on Your Skin Album Review

Write it on Your Skin is, in a nutshell, everything one would come to expect from a Newton Faulkner album. It's fair to say, he hasn't exactly pushed the boat out in terms of how the songs are constructed. It's typical Newton Faulkner, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Typical Newton Faulkner has a history of being great to listen to, so typicality isn't a reason to not give this album a fair shot. Clouds, the first single to be released from the album makes an appearance on the tracklist, and is definitely up there in the high points of the entire record.

One of the most instantly noticeable things about Write it on Your Skin is the fact that there's some lovely moments that really shine out from the rest. Sometimes it's an entire song, such as Pick Up Your Broken Heart, which is especially emotive, well put together and, on the whole, a rather special song. Other times, it's specific sections of the songs, such as the intro to title track Write it on Your Skin, which is brilliant.

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Newton Faulkner, Write It On Your Skin Album Review

By Alex Lai in Music Reviews on 20 August 2012

Released back on July 9, this is the third album from the man whose full moniker is Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner, and his second to top the UK chart. He will follow his summer festival appearances with an extensive headline schedule in October, covering 17 dates throughout the month.

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You Instead Review

By Rich Cline

Very Good

Eclectic filmmaker Mackenzie tries out another genre with this frisky, loose romantic comedy filmed at a music festival. The result is thoroughly enjoyable, with the zing of real crowds and musicians overcoming some very corny plot turns.

Adam (Treadaway) and Tyko (Baynton) are the frontmen for the hit band The Make, getting ready to perform at Scotland's huge T in the Park festival. When they have a confrontation with girl band The Dirty Pinks, a stranger handcuffs Adam to lead singer Morello (Tena) in an attempt to bring peace. Adam's grumpy supermodel girlfriend Lake (Gedmintas) isn't finding this funny, and neither is Morello's nice-guy boyfriend Mark (Mackenzie). But the real problem is that the girls are due on stage soon, and no one can find the key.

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