Music Stories with Tony Lloyd

The amazing Karen Harding is an extremely talented singer and songwriter with an incredible 750,000,000 downloads and streams, and a monthly audience on line of 2,000,000 ! ( She's good right?!) Karen tells me how she started in music, what inspires her to write, and we talk about just some of the major artists she has written for or with, too many to list here. She has some great advice for...

As I hinted in this interview " It's every young man's dream to be a rock guitarist!"  Niro (pronounced Neero) has very much fulfilled this dream, and he tells me his idol Slash from Guns and Roses is his inspiration. He tells me about how it all started in music, imparts some very good advice (which is the whole idea of Music Stories) and I play a little of his new single &apo...

I was especially interested in talking to Janie Price (AKA Bird) about her work as it includes music for films. She is a renowned composer and multi instrumentalist and so gave very good advice for others about composing. Bird's new single 'The Tides' is out now and I play a bit in the interview, and so is her film soundtrack album 'Wider Than The Sky' which is superb. Get...

Michael Bell is 'Canada's Most Spectacular Tribute to David Bowie' It was a pleasure to chat to Michael about his career, his life and his extensive sell out tours. He has some great advice for you if you're or would like to be a tribute act. See the latest at his website   https://www.thebowielives.com/ Click here to text what you think about this interview ! -----------------...

I don't know about you but I can hear the theme tune in my head to Happy Days to this day!  Not sure if that's a good thing but one thing is for certain, Donny Most who played Ralf in the long running TV series has done an awful lot since then. He tells me how the bathroom 'non hair brush' scene came about which shaped the future of Happy Days! He has just released a fabulous s...

Like myself Emily has been involved in the radio industry for a considerable time, not as a broadcaster but as a music Plugger.  She tells me all about how plugging works and how she got into the profession, and we go through the list of just a few of the artists she's worked with which is amazing - you will know them all ! Jamie Cullum has Emily to thank for a great deal for example, and she...

It was a pleasure to talk to the talented Jerub about how his career happened, the gigs that he has performed at including The King's Coronation Concert, and much more. He has some very good advice for up and coming musicians too. His new single 'You and I' is available now, find out more at www.jerubmusic.com  Click here to text what you think about this interview ! ---------------...

Fabulous to be asked to interview Jess Moskaluke again after a year. Jess has just released another single ' Not What Ya Think' and I play a short taster for you in the interview. It's a rocky, Shania ish country song that is going to be a hit for sure. Jess works so hard and seems to be touring almost constantly so I ask her what that's like and I get a surprising answer. She...

Don Amero's new single 'Go Girl' is out now available everywhere and I play a bit of it in the interview. Even if Country Music isn't your thing you will like this track! Don has an amazing voice and the production on the song is superb. He tells me about his forthcoming EP, the UK tour in September 2023, and his charity work and podcasts. Everything is on Don's website ww...

I talk to Jade and Zac from 'Five Roses' about their careers and how they got into Country Music, who their influences are, and what it's like to tour and perform at festivals, including toilet arrangements!  Jimmy Hendrix is mentioned as is the TV Series Nashville which my wife Emma and I loved the music from. Five Roses are about to tour in the UK ( September 2023 ) and their bril...

Bill is a Canadian TV Personality and Author with many stories to tell about his career in Canadian broadcast media and it's all in his book 'A Happy Has Been - Exciting Times and Lessons Learned'. Having spent 35 years in the business he has interviewed so many international stars for TV, (over 5000) - including Ozzy Osbourne and Bill tells me an 'Ozzy Story' in this fasc...

I really enjoyed talking to Tyler Joe about his routes and career. We chat about how it all started for him and how he got into country music. He has some fantastic advice for fellow musicians and shares some of his experiences too. Tyler Joe's single ' I shoulda Known Better' is available everywhere and I play a short clip in the interview. Watch out for more tour dates in the UK i...

It was a pleasure to be asked to interview Astrid Young who is the sister of Neil Young. We talk about her amazing solo career, what it's like to be in such a famous family, (her father was equally famous), and how she learned to cope with it all and be the success she is today. She has some very good advice for people starting out in the music industry and she has so much experience it is ve...

Deniece Pearson formally lead singer of pop band Five Star who had a Grammy Nomination and a Brit Award  in 1987 has released a fantastic track 'Forever Young'  to mark an incredible 40 years in the music business and I play a taster in the interview.  As you will hear Deniece is still full of fun and talent. She tells me how Five Star started  ( when she was still at school !- remember...

I interview the very talented and sucessful Rachael in New York (over Zoom sadly!) about her career and current music. We discuss why she has her own record label, who she has had singing on some of her tracks, (Howard Jones and others), what it's like touring, and the inspiration for her latest single 'Flowers for Free' from her Album just released ' The Other Side'. I pl...

Santino is based in Brixton, London and tours with his music a lot. We discuss how he got into music at a young age, who has influenced him when writing songs and all about his new track "Whisky and Wine" which is available now and I play a short snippet of it in the interview so you can get a taste of his music. Santino has some great advice for people struggling in the music industry....

One of the main ideas behind Music Stories is to help and inspire others in the music industry, especially young people. Penelope Robin is certainly inspirational! She is refreshingly full of life as you will hear, and writes her own songs. 'Taking Back Sunday' is her second single and I play a short clip in the interview. Melodic but rocky at the same time and I really like it. Even at...

I chat to the one and only Daniel James about his life and career, including his fantastically successful time in his group 'Yell', his acting career including his parts in Eastenders, Coronation Street, Casualty, Doctors and on Children's TV, plus his experiences working with Simon Cowell. He has many fascinating stories to tell ! His new single 'Set Your Spirit Free 2023&apos...

This guy is just amazing ! Only 19 years old he writes all his own music, produces it and releases it on his own label too! He tells me how he started out, the advantages that come with running your own label, and he has some excellent advice for people starting out the music world. Dici ( pronounced Deechie) has over 4 million views on YouTube already and we discuss his music video work, current...

It was a pleasure to talk to Gareth Dunlop, a highly successful singer / songwriter who has worked with and composed for a very impressive list of people, including for the TV series Nashville ! He tells me about those projects, how it all started for him in music, where he gets his inspiration, and we even talk a little about studios and equipment ( only for a little bit I promise!) Gareth's...

A lovely chat with the one and only Engelbert Humperdinck MBE over Zoom about his brilliant new album 'All About Love' and his amazing career. Obviously I just had to ask him how his name was created, he corrects me about the release date of his first hit single 'Release Me' and we chat about keeping fit, his tour this year, what he's doing next year, Nashville and much mo...

Australian Ziggy Alberts is a very talented singer songwriter with his 5th album 'Dancing in The Dark' out, and a single from it 'I'm Sorry' which I play a bit of during the interview. Does he remind you of someone?? He tells me why he wrote the song. He has his own label and I ask him about the advantages and disadvantages of that, and he gives excellent advice about rele...

It was a pleasure to talk to the CEO of The London Music Fund Chrissy Kinsella. She explains to me why music for children especially is so important, and all about the work The London Music Fund does. She's a busy lady! I discover there are some famous supporters of the organisation, including Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman. Chrissy has some great advice for parents and guardians, and how...

Devon is a very friendly guy and a very talented musician! I find out about how he got his first guitar and what followed, and discover his influencers and heros including Marvin Gaye and Jimmy Hendrix. Devon's new single 'Right Kind of Crazy' is out now and I play a snippet of the track so you can hear him for yourself. His Album ' Love You Anyway' from which the single i...

I've always wanted to interview Lola and so it was good news when I got the call asking me to do just that. Lola has a fantastic new EP / Single out called 'Dreamer' and I play a short taster in the interview for you. We talk about how music started for her, composing and how she does it, and how she coped with confidence following in her mother's footsteps in the music world,...