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What do Peter Gabriel, The White Stripes and Zoë Bestel all have in common?
BBC Radio 4’s arts correspondent, Mark Coles has interviewed just about every music star going from Nina Simone and Led Zeppelin to the elusive Tom Waits, Neil Young, sonny Rollins, Van Morrison, Brian Eno and James Brown. His interview on the Today programme with America’s The White Stripes in 2001 helped propel them to global prominence. Other big name interviewees include: John Updike, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Woody Allen, Morgan Freeman, Spike Lee, Roger Moore … Continue reading
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Tagged Dandelion Radio, Mark Coles, Mark Coles Music, The Shed, Today Programme
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Zoë sings for Matt Baker
Something magical happened in Wigtown last Friday. It was one of those serendipitous moments. Here’s how the story began . . . . BBC Country File had come to film and we were all very excited to meet their presenter Matt Baker (also of Strictly, Blue Peter and The One Show fame). They wanted to re-create the festival atmosphere that would be prevalent throughout the weekend and the producer had phoned us earlier in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 35 Missed Calls, BBC, Blue Peter, Countryfile, matt baker, uke, ukulele, Wigtown, Wigtown Spring Festival, Wigtown Spring Weekend, Zoe Bestel
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Launch Week
LAUNCH WEEK or ‘LAUNCH SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK’ – as we’re calling it at Bestel HQ – is finally here and we are gearing up to a very exciting time and I’m sure a week Zoë will remember for the rest of her life. Yesterday we had a lovely afternoon at The Glenkens Acoustic Sessions where Zoë got some last minute practice in, jamming with her wonderful and supportive musical friends from around the area. Everyone has been … Continue reading
Official Video of 35 Missed Calls
How utterly cool is this? With just two weeks to go before the release of her first single, 35 Missed Calls, here is the video. This is what Zoe had to say about it, “Having my own music video is amazing, I’m so excited. It was very cold when we were filming, but a lot more fun than I expected. “It’s not easy having to mime even though it’s your own song. “The best bit … Continue reading
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Tagged 35 Missed Calls, Distilled Records, jessica fox, Picto Productions, scotland, shaun bythell, ukulele, Wigtown, Zoe Bestel
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Dumfries & Galloway Life ~ Cover Girl
May’s edition of Dumfries & Galloway Life see’s Zoë on the cover looking stunning. “Dumfries & Galloway Life is the award-winning monthly glossy magazine for south-west Scotland. From stunning photography to insightful features, the magazine celebrates the best of this beautiful and vibrant area. Its readers are proud of where they live and enjoy the mix of articles about towns and villages, the natural beauty of the area, and local history as well the focus on … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Jensen, Carol Hogarth, David Coulthard, Dumfries and Galloway Life, Louise Llewellyn, Neil Oliver, Zoe Bestel
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35 Missed Calls Launch Party
The long awaited Launch Party for Zoë’s first single ’35 Missed Calls’ is finally here. The excitement is building here at Bestel HQ ~ we’ve heard the CD, we’ve seen the video ~ everything is in place to launch Zoë on her way. Come and join in the celebration with us ~ here are all the details: ZOË BESTEL debut single – 35 Missed Calls – LAUNCH PARTY! Friday 4 May 8:00 pm until 11:30 … Continue reading
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Making my first music video
A couple of weeks ago I filmed my first ever professional music video. It’s for my first single, 35 Missed Calls which should be released in a few weeks. And, later on today I’m getting a sneak peak at the finished video. I am really excited. The filming was a lovely experience although it was VERY cold and sometimes wet, and sometimes extremely muddy. Jessica, the film’s producer had developed a really nice story for … Continue reading
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Tagged 35 Missed Calls, Distilled Records, music video, Picto Productions, ukulele
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Singing For My Supper
Following on from a couple of REALLY busy weekends, I was looking forward to a quiet one when my Mum got a facebook message: “Would Zoe like to sing in the streets of Dumfries tomorrow?” A little bit of an odd request, but it was all part of The Big Burn’s Supper - you can read more about that by following the link, but I got involved by singing (just me and my uke) on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Burns Supper, busking, Calum Gilligan, Dumfries, Loreburn Shopping Centre, ukulele
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I’m in the Dandelion Radio Festive 50 for 2011
What a way to finish off 2011. Today, Christmas Day, I discovered that I got voted onto the prestigious Dandelion Radio Festive 50. This is a tradition that the legendary Radio 1 DJ, John Peel started back in the 70′s and it charts the most popular tracks that have been played during the current year. Following John’s death in 2004 the show eventually moved across to Dandelion Radio and Jeff Grainger featured me on his show in … Continue reading
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Tagged 35 Missed Calls, Dandelion Radio Festive 50, Jeff Grainger, John Peel, Zoe Bestel
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