James Riley

Balladeer and peddler of song from London town to Music City, USA. Curator of the Rooftop Seesions (2020-21) Supported by @ace_national

[James Riley @JamesRileySongs]

@Eurostar The @WeAreTheMU website says guitars can go in overhead racks without a companion seat or ETS, but I can’t find confirmation of this on your site... Is this still correct?🎸🙏 https://t.co/Bm0axOkWgG

[James Riley @JamesRileySongs]

@Rebeccamead_NYC Loved MLIM and wondered if I could share this one with you? It's another biblio-memoir about a C19th female author - lmk if there's good postal address, would be happy to send - thanks! 🙏 https://t.co/uCTrMk9pzt

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@TheAMAUK @MusicCloseup @MyMichaelaAnne @RissiPalmer @yeproc @ComeHearNC @ChuckProphet @thewanderhearts @GrantLeeTweets @wildponiesmusic Aw thanks! Was a thrill to be a part of it! :)

[James Riley @JamesRileySongs]

Great to chat to @JasonCritic on @BBCRadioLondon for this morning about the folk/grime rooftop benefit concert we did on my roof recently in aid of #LiveForLove. To donate to the cause and support UK Food Banks go to: https://t.co/sKaXNuyLrA

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More from the rooftop concert on Friday... man I love this street.

#countrymusic
#independenceday
#LiveForLove
#linedance
#9to5
#dollyparton

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Yesterday was BONKERS 🤪

#backtowork #9to5 #covid #independenceday #quarantine #letthemusicplay https://t.co/6khLBguJPq

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Wait, so if everyone who comes to a concert to chat with their mates stays at home we should be fine right?
#musicians #livemusic #lockdownuk #lockdown #COVID19 #coronavirus #UKGovernment #concerts

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Had a lovely time chatting up a storm live on the air with @janicelongdj on @BBCRadioWales just now... what a lovely person and true advocate for independent music and general betterment. Made my day.❤️
Hear it again on @BBCSounds shortly...

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Just a reminder to tune into @BBCRadioWales tonight from 8pm, y'all! I'll be doing a LIVE INTERVIEW with the legendary @JaniceLongDj about lockdown, my new album, and 3 tracks that I recorded on my roof - tune in, however you like to consume your Welsh national broadcasting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Forecast looking promising for the rooftop livestream later today! At least no sign of hail this week! 😂 Tune in tonight from 6pm on my #Facebook or #Instagram channels. I'll be playing some old folk songs and we're… https://t.co/Fl9zBWucq2

[James Riley @JamesRileySongs]

Back on the roof again today from 6pm BST, to raise money for UK Food Banks through #LiveForLove. Huge thanks to bbcradiolondon for their support last week.
Got any requests? Send them over! Also there's going to be… https://t.co/cqi0duvPWf

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Massive thanks to @bbcradiolondon for their piece on the rooftop concert series!
Thanks to everyone who watched the livestream yesterday and donated to #LiveForLove - supporting UK Food Banks. 🙏
Next show isFriday at 6pm, hope you can be there to tune, chip and join in!!

[BBC Radio London @BBCRadioLondon]

The singer-songwriter bringing music to the rooftops of Haringey 🎶

@JamesRileySongs was due to play at @glastonbury this summer...

Amid lockdown he's taken to his roof to perform - all while raising money for charity #LIVEFORLOVE to support food banks 👏✨

#BBCMakeADifference

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Spent today on the roof recording some tracks for janicelongdj, who has asked me to do a "lockdown session" for her on BBC Radio Wales... And I'll be back up here on Friday at 6pm to do another #LiveForLove live… https://t.co/q6thaRfNDO

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To everyone who tuned into the rooftop livestream concert yesterday! 💜 Chuffed to say that we raised over £120 in donations for UK food banks and several kilos of IRL food contributions which we will be dropping off… https://t.co/FEP7XLHo4A

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Just a reminder that I will be playing another live streamed show on my roof today at 5pm UK as part of #LiveForLove in aid of UK food banks. They're doing incredible work at a time when 1.5m people in the UK are… https://t.co/A2mlv4RQBB

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@aglawton52 @JournoJess_ @AndrewSparrow @campbellclaret @JustGiving Unbelievable ❤️

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@brendan_klink Hey Brendan, would love it if you'd give this a spin! Thanks 🙏 https://t.co/o4VwlYG0Vw

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Humbled & honoured by these kind words from legendary BBC Radio DJ @JaniceLong ☺️🙏

[Janice Long @janicelongdj]

I really love what you do. You are so good

[James Riley @JamesRileySongs]

@janicelongdj Aww Janice! Makin’ me blush over here! Humbled and honoured by your support 🙏