• Impact’s Music Essentials: Summer Listening 24

    Summer is one the best times of the year to be blasting great music. Whether you’re in a pub garden or soaking up the sun outdoors, summer hits can transform your mood and your summer. Impact’s Ellie-Mae Davies gives her top 10 essential summer songs, perfect for any sunny...
  • Impact’s Music Essentials: Halloween Hits

    Halloween is a great opportunity to listen to some of the spookiest or even cheesiest songs. There are so many iconic Halloween songs, most that have come from movies and TV shows, that emphasise its uneasy, scary feel, so why not celebrate some of the best music for the...
  • Interview: Shed Seven

    Shed Seven are a popular band from York that first formed in the 90s. They had lots of success during the Britpop era and have built on this over the last few decades with brand new music and lots of live gigs/tours. Impact’s Ellie-Mae Davies got the pleasure of...
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    Impact’s Music Essentials: ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ 50th Anniversary

    Ellie-Mae Davies Elton John’s masterpiece album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ is turning 50 this year in October. Originally recorded in May 1973, the album saw major success and has since sold 20 million copies worldwide and stayed at number one in the Billboard album charts for eight consecutive weeks. Co-written by...
  • Tribute band Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

    Interview: Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

     Ellie-Mae Davies Impact’s Ellie-Mae Davies had the opportunity to chat to Alan Cosgrove (Cos), founder member and drummer of Fleetwood Mac tribute band, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. They discussed the band’s history, why they chose Fleetwood Mac and tour life. Rumours of Fleetwood are a popular tribute band who...
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    Impact’s Music Essentials: The Sound of the 80s

    Ellie-Mae Davies picks her ten favourite 80s songs for Impact’s Music Essentials. ...
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    Why Is The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Being Held In The UK?

    Ellie-Mae Davies Impact’s Ellie-Mae Davies outlines the reasons that led to the UK holding the next Eurovision despite not winning and how Liverpool was chosen as the city to host. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eurovision Song Contest (@eurovision) The UK will host in honour...