Music Stories with Tony Lloyd

An absolute pleasure to chat to Rachael about her music. She tells me she has played the piano since she was two and a half and is self taught too!  She has worked with Howard Jones and Imelda May amongst others and her new single 'Darkest Deep' is available now.  I play a bit of it and it's so good I played more than I should have !  Rachael has some really good advice for others i...

Ninuca is a 23 year old incredibly talented professional concert pianist, originally from Georgia and now based in Germany.  She tells me what Georgia is like and apparently they make great wine there! I ask her how she started playing the piano.  Remembering how myself and many others were sent to have piano lessons as children and didn't do particularly well, Ninuca however was encouraged b...

Well as you know I've interviewed some very talented people and Georgina is no exception! Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Performer, Multi Instrumentalist, Voice Coach, Model and much more! She's a very nice person too and you can see why she is so busy with work.    Georgina tells me about how she started in music and drama, about the training she has had, and about her signing to a Nashvi...

I was thrilled to be asked to interview 80's Icon the one and only Tony Hadley, formally from Spandau Ballet of course, and as you will hear he's such a nice bloke! We chat about how he started singing as a school boy and what happened afterwards.  He tells me what it was like when he appeared in Benidorm the popular hilarious TV series, and on Michael McIntyre's show too when he wa...

We laughed and laughed ! Talking to the one and only Tony Christie was a real treat! He tells me about how he got into music as a child, and how he had the hit with 'Is This The Way To Amarillo', first back in 1971 and then with Peter Kay of course much later.  I find out how that actually came about! We have a laugh at what Google Maps say about the way to Amarillo! Tony has recorded ne...

I talk to the very talented Christina Sako in California about her life and music, she's achieved so much in her 36 years! Her new single 'Warmth' is out now and I play a bit of it in the interview. It's very good! We talk not only about her career but also about modern recording techniques and how she gets her music made. Of course I ask her to give advice to listeners and she...

You may remember an instrumental hit in the seventies from Yvan called 'Winter Memories' , (I play a bit to jog your memory) well he is still going strong and I talk to his brilliant daughter Carolina in Belgium about her father's amazing life and music. We chat about the changes Yvan has seen over the decades and how he has coped, Carolina has some great advice for musicians too. Y...

I catch up with best selling author and Billy Joel Guru Jon Brett to chat about Billy's new music 'Turn The Lights Back On' and I play some of the track in the interview. We talk about how Billy is sounding these days, why he has released more music and his forthcoming gig in Cardiff, and a lot more. As ever Jon has all the details and truly there isn't anyone who knows more ab...

I talk to the incredibly inspirational Sean Millis. Sean suffers from a rare condition called Hunters Syndrome and has to have regular treatment in hospital for the rest of his life. He also has an incredible voice! I play a bit of his new single 'Waiting For A Miracle' and you will see what I mean. Hi amazing rise to stardom has happened due to a certain football player at Manchester Un...

Great fun to talk to Peter Cunnah and Al Mackenzie from the brilliant D:Ream for Music Stories, famous for their number one hit 'Things Can Only Get Better' (I play a bit to remind you) in the nineties. I find out how they got together, why they had a break from each other and how they got back, and all about their music, including 'UR The Best Thing' (play a bit of that too),...

I chat to fellow Londoner Terry from East 17 who have released a Christmas single 'Merry Quitmas' aimed at getting the stop smoking message across. It's very light hearted and I play a bit of it in the interview, after playing a clip from their iconic number one hit from 1994 'Stay Another Day' which is played everywhere every Christmas of course! Terry tells me how East 1...

ROCK in capitals as they are truely a brilliant rock band! I chat to Sophie and Dave about their new single "Gina In A Bottle' and get to find out the story about Gina! I play a bit of the track in the interview so turn it up! Star Circus sound very professional and have amazing guitar solos in the track, I have not heard a band that sounds so tight and well mixed at this level in a long...

Lovely to talk to the multi talented Nadia from Northern Ireland about her career and her very catchy new single 'Push The Button' which I play a short clip of in the interview, it's very good! We discuss the problems with earning from downloads ( she has over 330,000 on Spotify in just a year) touring, merchandise, influences from the eighties, production and a lot more! Here is a...

I spoke to Ashley who was in in Miami at the time about her new track 'Bingo Baby'  (I play a snippet as a taster for you) which is out now. A great club mix dance track! Ashley tells me the story of how the track came about in a restaurant in Liverpool! She's been busy since we spoke last and seems to live out of a suitcase as she's touring relentlessly, opening for such artis...

I wanted someone special for the 100th episode of Music Stories and I got it! I speak to the extremely talented Katherine from The Mediaeval Baebes about how the 6 of them got together, about their December 23 tour, and Katherine has some great advice for those in the music business. It was fascinating to learn what musical instruments the group uses too. Their latest single 'Riu Riu Chiu&apo...

You will know Daniel from being one half of the group 'Yell' from the nineties who had a hit with 'Instant Replay' and more, plus acting in Casualty, Coronation Street, Eastenders, Doctors, Bad Girls and many more. He's just released a brilliant track ' Silent Night, O Holy Night' for Christmas and I play a bit in the interview. We chat about how the song came ab...

Sandy Smith is a brilliant singer and performer in great demand!  Her act includes singing Cila Black songs and I find out how that came about.  I persuade her to sing a bit of ;Alfie' too !  Sandy opens up about her personal life and how it all affected her career, she also has some great advice for fellow performers.  Her website for more information and contact is   https://www.sandzentert...

A pleasure to chat with Johnny about his band 'The Horn' and their new single 'Addicted to Love' which I play a short piece of in the interview. It's a great track! Johnny tells me about how the band got together and about his experiences in France, touring with Scouting For Girls and others, plus I ask him what advice he can give to fellow musicians, especially people sta...

A pleasure to interview Derek Buckham from Tokyo Rose who has a lifetime's experience in the music industry! Derek has written hundreds of songs, and built his own music recording and video studio. His music videos are very funny and entertaining and have been downloaded over 800,000 times on YouTube! As ever on Music Stories he has great advice for young artists on their way up the music ind...

I especially enjoyed talking to Miles from 'Miles and The Chain Gang' about how he started and how he got to where he is now. It's a very familiar story that takes you (and me) from school days bands and struggles to being a professional artist that many will identify with listening to this interview. The band has a brilliant new track 'Carry Me Home' out now and I play a...

A fascinating chat with the one and only Ed Fielding who specialises in photographing music artists at concerts and elsewhere. We talk about how he started with a Box Brownie years ago, why he now has a mirrorless camera, how he got into photographing music artists at their performances. The list of stars he has photographed is endless, and his work is stunning so you can understand why he is in s...

I was delighted to interview the one and only Eban Brown who was the lead singer of The Stylistics for 20 years. We chat about the other groups he sang with ( you will remember them), his influencers, guitars, touring, why his own music is not on iTunes etc, and most importantly Gold Pyjamas! Eban has been a solo artist since he left The Stylistics in 2018 and is on tour in the UK in November 2023...

Patti Dixon is an international award winning recording and performing artist and my chat with her was fascinating! We talk about how she started in music, the influences and experiences when writing her music, and we talk about the changes in technology and the problems when touring at different types of venues. If you're in the music business you will find Patti very interesting. Her new si...

About to support the fabulous 'Scouting For Girls' D3LTA (Delta) explains his name, his influences from the past that shape his music, how he started out and of course he has some excellent advice for Music Stories listeners. His EP 'Into The Rabbit Hole' has 850,000 downloads so far so you can see he is very popular. His new single 'Happy Out Of Love' is available in...

A very special interview with the one and only Fraser T Smith, multi award winning Producer, songwriter and musician. He has produced and written for major artists such as Adele, Stormzy, Sam Smith, James Morrison, Florence and The Machine, Gorilaz and many many more! He has also played with Rick Wakeman who is a hero of mine! He has a new EP out now 'We were, We Still Are' and a track &...