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Amelia’s Magazine | What Emmeline Wore In October

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This month I’ve challenged myself to draw my entire outfit for each day in October! ‘What Emmeline Wore In October’ is an illustrated take on ‘outfit of the day’ and ‘what I wore’ posts you so often see on fashion and lifestyle blogs.

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As a freelance illustrator, I’m a huge advocate of daily illustration challenges, I think they’re really valuable in finding out what it is that you actually like to draw – as well as improving your illustration work, learning new techniques and kick-starting your motivation in all areas of your creativity.

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I ran a Summer edition (What Emmeline Wore In July) last year and collaborated with some incredible brands like Boden, Orla Kiely and Cath Kidston on the project, and this year I’ve teamed up with the likes of Fat Face, Oasis and Joules to bring a bit of extra excitement to the project!

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Any daily illustration challenge is tricky, it can be really hard to wake up at the weekend and realise you need to head to your computer to work, or wear something a little more presentable than pjs! But the benefits have definitely outweighed the occasional gruellingness of it, and I’ve had amazing support for the series so far.

You can find the full series of illustrations on my blog (www.emmelineillustration.blogspot.com) or by using the hashtag #wewio on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr or Instagram where I’m @emmelinedraws.

About Emmeline:
Emmeline Pidgen is a freelance illustrator creating books, graphic novels, editorial and advertising illustration from a studio in the North West of England.

Written by Emmeline Pidgen on Thursday November 3rd, 2016 1:00 pm

Categories ,#wewio, ,@emmelinedraws, ,Boden, ,Cath Kidston, ,Emmeline Pidgen, ,Fat Face, ,Joules, ,Oasis, ,Orla Kiely, ,What Emmeline Wore In July, ,What Emmeline Wore In October

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Amelia’s Magazine | Album Review – The Travelling Band: Screaming Is Something

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The Travelling Band album front cover

The brand new album from The Travelling Band features all the trademarks of a good folk pop album, site including introspective lyrics, fantastic harmonies and, as no self-respecting nu-folk band would be without, banjos a-plenty.

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The Travelling Band by Natasha Thompson.

The Travelling Band hail from Manchester, so the group are joining the ranks of some pretty impressive acts including Oasis, Elbow and Doves – although they much more closely resemble the latter two of that particular group. The first single from the record, Fairweather Friends could well have been inspired by their fellow Mancunians, the layering of instruments, shimmering guitars and affecting harmonies create a ‘big’ sound a la Elbow, perhaps even X&Y era Coldplay.

Screaming is Something by Sarah Douglas
Screaming is Something by Sarah Douglas.

You’re reminded of their heritage every now and then too, when a Manc accent sneaks in, such as on Horizon Me And You. This is a fantastic folk pop song and shows real promise in their ability to create a catchy tune and yet make it their own.

It’s Sundial that claims the prize for best track on the album though, and it’s a real highlight – anthemic but all the while remaining sweet, “If I had a home to call my own/ then I wouldn’t need a sun dial/ to stop me roaming around” – it’s calling out for a sunny afternoon at a music festival one day this summer, and it stayed on repeat for a long while before my housemates and neighbours tired of it. Just give it a listen and see how long you can go without humming the chorus.

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Indeed the band are no strangers to music festivals and actually got their break by winning the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition in 2008 where they then performed – I for one, am sorry to have missed them. A homemade video shows the boys hanging out, enjoying the sunshine, and performing Horizon Me and You at The Park at Glastonbury last year. And what an idyllic scene, boys performing their pretty music in the pretty countryside, makes you proud to be British.

Fairweather Friends by Libby Grace Freshwater
Fairweather Friends by Libby Grace Freshwater.

Tracks Under the Pavement and Hindsight are perhaps a bit confused – the folksier sound definitely suits this band more than rocking out to guitars, but perhaps live this would actually work better. All-in-all this album passes in a hazy stream of sunny guitars and lilting harmonies, the slower songs are perhaps slightly less successful than the more upbeat tunes, which is where the band appear to really flourish, but if you’re looking for a soundtrack to kick off your summer then The Travelling Band’s new album Screaming Is Something could very well be the record you’re looking for.

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Traveling Band by Melissa Dow.

The album is released on the 30th May 2011 on Cooking Vinyl. The band kicked off a UK wide tour this summer with a gig last night at The Nest in London. Details of further dates can be found here.

Written by Emma Barlow on Wednesday May 18th, 2011 1:02 pm

Categories ,album review, ,Coldplay, ,Cooking Vinyl, ,doves, ,Elbow, ,Emerging Talent, ,folk, ,glastonbury, ,Indie, ,Libby Grace Freshwater, ,manchester, ,Melissa Dow, ,Natasha Thompson, ,Oasis, ,pop, ,Sarah Douglas, ,Screaming is Something, ,The Nest, ,The Travelling Band

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Amelia’s Magazine | Album Review – The Travelling Band: Screaming Is Something

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The Travelling Band album front cover

The brand new album from The Travelling Band features all the trademarks of a good folk pop album, including introspective lyrics, fantastic harmonies and, as no self-respecting nu-folk band would be without, banjos a-plenty.

Natasha-Thompson-Travelling-Band
The Travelling Band by Natasha Thompson.

The Travelling Band hail from Manchester, so the group are joining the ranks of some pretty impressive acts including Oasis, Elbow and Doves – although they much more closely resemble the latter two of that particular group. The first single from the record, Fairweather Friends could well have been inspired by their fellow Mancunians, the layering of instruments, shimmering guitars and affecting harmonies create a ‘big’ sound a la Elbow, perhaps even X&Y era Coldplay.

Screaming is Something by Sarah Douglas
Screaming is Something by Sarah Douglas.

You’re reminded of their heritage every now and then too, when a Manc accent sneaks in, such as on Horizon Me And You. This is a fantastic folk pop song and shows real promise in their ability to create a catchy tune and yet make it their own.

It’s Sundial that claims the prize for best track on the album though, and it’s a real highlight – anthemic but all the while remaining sweet, “If I had a home to call my own/ then I wouldn’t need a sun dial/ to stop me roaming around” – it’s calling out for a sunny afternoon at a music festival one day this summer, and it stayed on repeat for a long while before my housemates and neighbours tired of it. Just give it a listen and see how long you can go without humming the chorus.

YouTube Preview Image

Indeed the band are no strangers to music festivals and actually got their break by winning the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition in 2008 where they then performed – I for one, am sorry to have missed them. A homemade video shows the boys hanging out, enjoying the sunshine, and performing Horizon Me and You at The Park at Glastonbury last year. And what an idyllic scene, boys performing their pretty music in the pretty countryside, makes you proud to be British.

Fairweather Friends by Libby Grace Freshwater
Fairweather Friends by Libby Grace Freshwater.

Tracks Under the Pavement and Hindsight are perhaps a bit confused – the folksier sound definitely suits this band more than rocking out to guitars, but perhaps live this would actually work better. All-in-all this album passes in a hazy stream of sunny guitars and lilting harmonies, the slower songs are perhaps slightly less successful than the more upbeat tunes, which is where the band appear to really flourish, but if you’re looking for a soundtrack to kick off your summer then The Travelling Band’s new album Screaming Is Something could very well be the record you’re looking for.

Traveling_Band_by_Melissa_Dow
Traveling Band by Melissa Dow.

The album is released on the 30th May 2011 on Cooking Vinyl. The band kicked off a UK wide tour this summer with a gig last night at The Nest in London. Details of further dates can be found here.

Written by Emma Barlow on Wednesday May 18th, 2011 1:02 pm

Categories ,album review, ,Coldplay, ,Cooking Vinyl, ,doves, ,Elbow, ,Emerging Talent, ,folk, ,glastonbury, ,Indie, ,Libby Grace Freshwater, ,manchester, ,Melissa Dow, ,Natasha Thompson, ,Oasis, ,pop, ,Sarah Douglas, ,Screaming is Something, ,The Nest, ,The Travelling Band

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