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ALBUM REVIEW “The Way Old Friends Do” in God is in the TV Zine
Glowing album review in God Is In The TV Zine here.
read moreGlowing review for “The Way Old Friends Do” album
Music site Dancing About Architecture has given The Way Old Friends Do a glowing review and we are thrilled. "Cover albums are usually met with people turning up their noses, add to that the musical choice is a covers album made up of Abba songs and you’ve alienated a...
read moreALAN JOINS JUDY COLLINS GLOBAL VIRTUAL CHOIR FOR “AMAZING GRACE” CHARITY SINGLE FOR THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION. OUT NOW ON RHINO RECORDS
I am proud to have sung on this record with gospel legend Judy Collins and choir members from across the globe. The world needs this song right now, and the arrangement is beautiful. See if you can see/hear me in this video. I’m in there somewhere. Single is out now...
read moreThe Way Old Friends Do – Album Review – Whisperin’ and Hollerin’
First album review in . 7/10
read moreBBC Radio Solent Interview
Thanks The Alex Dyke Show for having me on BBC Radio Solent last Friday evening! We discussed my upcoming music & played my single "The Day Before You Came" and "How Did It Come To This?" ? Stream my new double singles now: https://spoti.fi/2LlYoid & listen to my...
read moreFEATURE ON ” THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO” ALBUM IN BRIGHTON & HOVE INDEPENDENT 12/5/20
“It has been a real labour of love". Feature and interview on my new album of ABBA songs "The Way Old Friends Do" (out June 5) and postponed Brighton Fringe show. Thanks to Phil Hewitt of Brighton & Hove Independent. Read the interview here ...
read moreALAN BONNER ON COVID 19 NEWS PIECE ON LATEST TV AND NATIONAL NEWS STATIONS IN THE UK
Last week I was on national news in the UK via Latest TV going out in Brighton and local news stations across the country talking about the effect COVID 19 has had on artists and performing my new single at the end of the program Big thanks to Ranierifilm.com and...
read more“THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME / CHIQUITITA” DOUBLE SINGLE OUT NOW
The first single from the forthcoming ABBA covers project "The Way Old Friends Do" is out now. A double A side "The Day Before You Came / Chiquitita" is out on all streaming services and digital music retailers as of April 24th via LANDR. The album "The Way Old...
read moreNEW ALBUM “The Way Old Friends Do” OUT 5/5/20 NEW DOUBLE A SIDE SINGLE ‘The Day Before You Came / Chiquitita ” OUT 24/4/20. BRIGHTON FRINGE SHOW POSTPONED UNTIL AUTUMN 2020 DUE TO COVID-19. BBC RADIO INTERVIEW
Sadly my Brighton Fringe show The Way Old Friends Do : A Musical Celebration of ABBA due to take place in May has been postponed with the rest of Brighton Fringe Festival until Autumn 2020 due to COVID-19. New dates to be announced soon. BUT there is a new single...
read more“THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO” A Musical Celebration of ABBA by Alan Bonner to premier at Brighton Fringe Festival 2020
"I was 5 when I first heard them. Sat cross legged by the record player in my shorts, with an ice pop melting down my chubby little legs. I was hooked." Acclaimed musician Alan Bonner and his band celebrate the music of ABBA in a heartfelt evening of acoustic...
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