First Word Records

A little bit of Friday freeness for y’all – we’re giving away the mix that we put together to celebrate five years of First Word. 16 Tracks mixed and cut together by Andy H & Gilla – just click the player below to get involved:

First Word returns to Brick Lane’s Vibe Bar this Sunday with the fantastic East Park Reggae Collective. A firm stable of the music scene in our hometown of Leeds, their contagious heavy reggae-soul sound is not to be missed. Proceedings kick off at 6pm with DJs Gilla and Ali Gudgeon with the band hitting the [...]

We’re back! As the bank holiday weekend signals the beginning of the end of the summer, FW returns with a huge show at the legendary Jazz Cafe. We’ve got The Haggis Horns celebrating the launch of their ‘Keep On Movin’ album with an exclusive live show featuring the sublime vocals of Nia Saw. Also on [...]

Well that was a disappointing weekend. After the inevitable football-based comedown, let’s remember there’s plenty of things to be happy about. Firstly, eagle-eyed readers will be able to pre-order the brand new album from The Haggis Horns and kidkanevil’s new remix EP – you can do that here. There’s also free music from our Two [...]