We chat to one third of The Magnetic North about how his childhood home of Skelmersdale inspired their new album...
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Simon Tong takes his band on a voyage of discovery back to his childhood home in order to inspire them...
- 24 Mar 2016
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Erland Cooper and Simon Tong of Erland And The Carnival unite with Hannah Peel on this beautiful Orkney concept album....
- 18 Jun 2012
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