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This week we chatted to Halifax artist Oliver Pinder, the singer/songwriter is aiming to become Yorkshire's very own Jake Bugg. He's certainly going the right way about it. This is how it went down:

1) Who is Oliver Pinder?

Oliver Pinder is a singer/songwriter based in Halifax (where the bank originates from) near Leeds. I play what some may describe as upbeat acoustic music with a little bit of piano thrown in there. I’m gigging up and down the UK and loving life.

2) Favourite gig of which you've played?

My favourite gig would have to be a gig I played for a competition at Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds, it was flipping awesome and I can not wait to return this Friday supporting the fantastic King No-One.

3) Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

I would say that seen as though five years is a long time away I could probably see myself touring either supporting or headlining and still hopefully gigging my music.

4) What can we expect in the future from you?

I am planning on releasing an EP and gigging it soon so that and lots of gigs.

 5) Who are your biggest inspirations?

The musicians that started me off would have to be Orla Gartland (mainly), Ed Sheeran and Passenger, to this day I still listen to them three acts where as I now also listen to a lot of unsigned acts like Jasmine Kennedy, Jacobean Ruff, King No-One, Luke Sital-Singh, Bipolar Sunshine and others.

Cheers to Oliver for the interview.

Like Oliver on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/OliverPinderOff

Or follow him on Twitter : @oliverpinder

Visit Oliver's webpage : http://www.oliverpinder.co.uk/

Listen to Oliver via Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/oliverpinderoff

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