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NEIGHBOURHOOD Weekender is edging closer and The Amazons cannot wait.

Viola Beach Credit: Viola Beach It is five years since the Warrington band Viola Beach and their manager were killed in a car accident in Sweden. Now a group of musicians from their hometown have come together to record a cover of their debut single Swings And Waterslides. All revenue from the singles release will be donated to charities chosen by the families of the band. A group of musicians from their hometown have come together to record a cover of Viola Beachs debut single Swings And Wate...

ONE of Viola Beachs best loved songs has been reimagined to mark five years since we lost the Warrington band. Featuring seven singers, two guitarists, a bassist and a drummer, a cover of Swings and Waterslides has been recorded by the towns community of musicians and will be released on Friday, February 12. The charity single has even been mixed by Viola Beachs former sound engineer Cal Bate, who now works with Blossoms. Viola Beach were hotly tipped to become one of the UK’s biggest...

Former Woolston High School student Lee Harman champions the town’s grassroots music scene through his platform, Warrington Music [WAM]. Below, he talks about the latest edition of the [WAM] magazine and why he was determined to publish it despite the challenges of the pandemic I AM very happy to announce that the fourth issue of the Warrington Music [WAM] magazine is available now. However, of all the risks and hurdles to get this far, ‘lockdown number three’ as people have called it...