Grandmaster Gareth of Misty’s Big Adventure 25/08/80 – 15/05/22

Misty’s Big Adventure are heartbroken to announce the death of their friend, musician, composer, songwriter and band leader Gareth Jones, aka Grandmaster Gareth. He died at his home in Birmingham, UK. He was 41. We shared this terrible news on our Facebook and Instagram pages late on Thursday night, as soon as we felt able to express our grief in words: To all the lovely fans of Misty’s Big Adventure, we have some very sad and difficult news to share with you all. Gareth sadly passed away on Sunday. He left us the day after a truly joyous home gig at the Hare & Hounds where we were surrounded by pure…

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Yvette Cowles

"Love yourself, love life, be kind to others, laugh, be silly… dance! Having cancer, or any illness, does not stop you from following your heart and being as alive as you can be in each moment."  Yvette Cowles Former non-fiction marketing director at Harper Collins, Yvette Cowles, has passed away. Yvette was a good friend to me, and a supporter of Iron Man Records. The quote “Beauty is not in the face, beauty is a light in the heart” by Kahlil Gibran makes me think of Yvette. Yvette studied French and Italian at the University of Exeter and subsequently taught English in the South of France. She was diagnosed and treated…

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