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Swindon Wide

takes over The Victoria for a night to remember

We are going off the rails this of the musical output of the town.
month. That’s right dear reader, As if it was ever in doubt!
this month we aren’t bringing you Opening our evening will be Royal
a round up of some of the best Wootton Bassett based singer/
offerings from Swindon’s diverse songwriter Bradley Cowtan, who
music scene, but rather selfishly you may have heard launching
concentrating on a show we are his new EP Catfish Part 2 on BBC
running ourselves! Wiltshire radio in February. Armed
We are teaming up with our with youthful exuberance, but
good friends at The Victoria in Old a highly professional and hard
Town to bring you three incredible working attitude, Bradley is exactly
acts from the area we lovingly the kind of musician we at The
call “Ocelotshire” on 23 March, an Ocelot love to get behind. He’s a
evening of musical amazement we promising young lad who can really
are calling... put himself and the region on the
THE NIGHT OF THE OCELOT map, so you don’t want to miss his
So who’s our pick from the wider set. We can’t guarantee that we
area then? Who could we possibly won’t come armed with a series of
choose amongst all the incredible fishy puns though...
acts from across Wiltshire, On top of all this, our Ocelot team
Oxfordshire and West Berkshire? been filled with crafted perfection’ and almost legendary Swindon will be in attendance to guide you
People of Swindon, we will (Right Chord Music). But even this group Hip Route. If you’ve heard through the evening and for those
be introducing you to Oxford’s kind of juxtapositional statement of these guys and what they can of you who may remember Ocelot
champions of bluesy garage rock; doesn’t quite cover it. With a sound do, you’re probably only halfway to shows of yore... Yes, the Ocelottery
Little Brother Eli. that brings Jack White or the Black knowing just how good they really will be held at some point during
Having featured on Radio 6 Music, Keys to mind, Little Brother Eli take are. We are talking phenomenal the evening!
Classic Rock Magazine, and a powerful vocals, growling guitars musicianship, with slide guitar Did we mention that the night is
whole host of other media outlets and gritty solos to create their own from front-man Jim Blair in going to be free entry as well?!
(including our little mag) Little twisting, driving music that will particular that leaves you stunned Pick up your copy of The Ocelot in
Brother Eli combine the blues with have The Vic rocking for sure. it’s happening right in front of venues at the end of the month, or
hip hop rhythms to give you ‘the Sandwiched in the middle of our you. And the fact they are based in check out the website:
feeling that every single second has evening are the equally special Swindon as well shows the strength www.theocelot.co.uk

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