{"id":20,"date":"2019-06-18T15:44:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=20"},"modified":"2019-06-19T17:52:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T16:52:56","slug":"this-is-me-this-is-who-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=20","title":{"rendered":"IPA Music: This is who we are, this is what we do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hello, I&#8217;m Gary Welford. I used to be lucky enough to write about music as part of my job as a journalist. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I don&#8217;t have that job any more, so I decided to start my own website, writing about music!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> It does what it says on the tin, covering mainly indie, punk and alternative music, which are the genres I like best. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/this-is-me.jpg?resize=640%2C439\" alt=\"Pictured in my natural habitat, at a gig, pint in hand\" class=\"wp-image-23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/this-is-me.jpg?resize=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/this-is-me.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/this-is-me.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/this-is-me.jpg?w=1972&amp;ssl=1 1972w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/this-is-me.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/this-is-me.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Pictured in my natural habitat, at a gig, pint in hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Music definitely not for the masses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You&#8217;ll also find reggae, ska, rock, metal, and even folk and electro from time to time, so hopefully there&#8217;ll be something you like.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I aim to bring you news, previews and reviews of artists I like, plus some great gig photography, and I&#8217;ve enlisted a couple of friends to help me widen the site&#8217;s scope by writing about music they like. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you like my site, please drop by now and again, and tell your friends.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you&#8217;d like to send me something to review, streams are the devil&#8217;s work, I&#8217;ve reluctantly embraced downloads, CDs are fine, and vinyl is the holy grail. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, I&#8217;m Gary Welford. 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