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RFSW (Radio Free South West)

The Sound of South West England

About Me


The mission of "Radio Free South West" (RFSW) is to introduce listeners to unsigned singer-songwriters and bands from the South West of England.
Radio Free South West is more than just an Internet radio station. It represents a community of bands/artists who have chosen to promote themselves as a group, rather than just individually. Whereas a single band/artist is limited by their own resources, a community concept creates new promotional opportunities for participation. Cross-linking, gig-sharing, and showcases are all part of the vision that drives the Radio Free South West project.
The founder of Radio Free South West is Exeter based singer-songwriter Stuart Wills . Over the years Stuart had seen many talented singer-songwriters and bands at open mic nights and gigs around the South West who he thought deserved a bigger audience. He therefore decided that he would do his bit in promoting music from the Region by setting up Radio Free South West.
Submit Your Music
If you are based in the South West of England and are interested in submitting your own music for consideration on this station, please contact RFSW via MySpace.
The following are the genres of music I am looking to include in the playlist:-
* Singer-songwriters (material in the vein of Nick Drake, Damien Rice, Kathryn Williams etc)
* Indie Bands (material in the vein of Coldplay, The Shins, Snow Patrol etc)
* Dance (material in the vein of Zero 7, Massive Attack etc)
* Hip Hop (material in the vein of Jurassic 5, De La Soul etc)
Gigs - Week Commencing 3 August
3 AUG 2008 23:45 TAMAKAI Electronica, Rock Maker Sunshine Festival Rame Head, Cornwall Free
5 AUG 2008 20:00 VIRTUAL TAKEOVER Rock The Hub Exeter, Devon £4
7 AUG 2008 11:00 COLE STACEY Acoustic Dukes Sidmouth, Devon Free
7 AUG 2008 20:00 ANDREW MARSHALL Acoustic, Indie The Living Room EX1 Exeter, Devon Free
7 AUG 2008 21:00 HER LAST CHANCE Rock Red Square Newquay, Cornwall Free
8 AUG 2008 20:00 CANDIDATES Indie, Rock The Kasbah Coventry, Warwickshire £4
9 AUG 2008 19:00 JULES + KELLIE COX + STUART WILLS + JENCARA + KIMWEI + ANDREW MARSHALL The Real McCoy (JULES' EP launch party) Exeter, Devon Free
9 AUG 2008 20:00 TAMAKAI Electronica, Rock Meze Lounge Newport, Outside UK Free
9 AUG 2008 21:00 MARBLE ARC Pop, Rock The Edge Penzance, Cornwall Free
10 AUG 2008 THE AKIBAS 'Exefest' Exmouth Rugby Ground
Gig listings courtesy of Blue Onion Music
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/18/2007
Band Members: Bands/Artistes With Tracks On The RFSW Playlist

The Akibas
All Living Fear
Anderson
Astra Dolphin
Rupert Bath
b.e_cooling
Simon Bish
Jess Brown
The Black House
Catherine And The Owl
Comeg
Kellie Cox
Doctor Z
Rosie Eade
Eat The Rich
Fireflies
Fat Battery
fREEDOMfALLS
Dave Gwyther
The Haiku
Vikki Hewitt
Hum
David Nicholas Hill
Leo James
Jules
Kitty & The Lost Boys
Lizzie Kirwan
The Lake Divide
The Legendary Ten Seconds
Josie Lloyd
Andrew Marshall
Mary and Martin
Matadero Cinco
Siobhan McCrudden
The Morrisons
National Pastime
Noise Annoys Simon
Palmer & Falloon
Petrolmoon
Sam Redington
Reset Yesterday
Andrew Shaw
The Simons!
Slovakia
Some Beans
Cole Stacey
The Starkadders
The Udagawa Deal
The Vending Machine Heart
The Weaver Twins
Jack Williams
Stuart Wills
The Supreme Beings
Influences: Coldplay, The Ting Tings, MGMT, Dolly Parton, Johnhy Cash, Emmylou Harris, Portishead, Massive Attack, Daft Punk, Amy MacDonald, Eliza Carthy, Alison Krauss, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Dizzee Rascal, Sigur Rós, Cage The Elephant, The Fratellis
Sounds Like: Links To Others

CRAMP
Blue Onion Music
PhoenixRadio
Room21 Help For Bands
Sound Gallery
Tigga’s Bar

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Top 10 Songs on Radio Free South West, July 2008

It's your votes that determine the Top 10 ratings each month. So feel free to cast yours while you're listening to Radio Free South West.   It's great to see Andrew Marshall topping July's char...
Posted by RFSW (Radio Free South West) on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:22:00 PST

250 Reasons to Congratulate Yourself

Dear Stuart, Wow, your station, Radio Free South West, has accumulated 250 total listening hours. That's a tremendous achievement; you must have cultivated some  loyal listeners Congratulat...
Posted by RFSW (Radio Free South West) on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:28:00 PST

CD Store - Get Bands/Artistes CDs and Downloads

The AkibasOfficial Web SiteiTunes DownloadsCDs/buy LinksAll Living FearOfficial Web SiteiTunes DownloadsCDs/Buy LinksAndersonOfficial Web SiteAstra DolphinOfficial Web SiteCDs/Buy LinksiTunes Download...
Posted by RFSW (Radio Free South West) on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:30:00 PST

Get an RFSW iTunes iMix - Take RFSW on Your iPod!

Radio Free South West on iTunes! Radio Free South West: Compilation, Vol. I Featuring Andrew Marshall, The Akibas, Leo James and others......
Posted by RFSW (Radio Free South West) on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:08:00 PST

Read the Bands/Artists Blog for This and That

News From All RFSW Bands/Artistes...
Posted by RFSW (Radio Free South West) on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:14:00 PST