Johnny Campbell – True North: Album Review
A celebration of Northernness from proud northerner Johnny Campbell. Eight songs from eight northern counties, each recorded at the highest point in its source county.
John Barlass
John has been a music obsessive since he first heard 'Love Me Do' seeping out of the family radio in 1962. he spent a career in the rail industry before turning back to his first love of music. He plays bass guitar and melodeon, loves folk/rock and lives in Warwick.
Topette!! – ON – Live at The Jam Jar: Album Review
The fourth album from Anglo-French supergroup, Topette!! Is a feast of frantic fiddling, blazing bagpipes and surging squeezebox.
Barbara w/ The Brighton Beach Boys – Latest Music Bar, Brighton: Live Review
Barbara and The Brighton Beach Boys gave 2024 an almighty kick-start on an exhilarating evening at Brighton’s bijou billet, The Latest Music Bar.
Richard Thompson – Historic Classic Concert – Live in Nottingham 1986: Album Review
An exhilarating document of a mid-eighties Richard Thompson Band performing at the very top of their game.
Jozef van Wissem – The Night Dwells in the Day: Album Review
Dark, hypnotic, dreamy and melodic. Dystopian baroque imagery for the darkest depths of winter on the new album from lutenist Jozef van Wissem
Pawn Shop Saints – 45 American Lies: Album Review
5th album from New England-based Americana purveyors, Pawn Shop Saints, is a marathon 45-track study of the harder side of life.
Alan Doyle – Yours And Mine: Single Review
Second single from Newfoundland singer/ songwriter Alan Doyle’s forthcoming album – and it’s another corker!
Cash & Carter – No Use Praying: EP Review
After a lengthy incubation, the fruits of collaboration finally see light of day on the debut EP from UK Americana duo Cash & Carter.
Lewis Barfoot – Home: Album Review
Anglo/Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist songbird Lewis Barfoot vents her sadness and anger at some ‘venerable’ Irish institutions on Home, her second album.
Barbara to play their first hometown gig since Summer 2023: News
Barbara – news of a hometown gig to kick off 2024 plus another prestigious tour support slot.
The Tenmours – We Are Listening: Single Review
A Christmas message of peace and community from Skipton’s self-styled ‘Activist Rock Band,’ The Tenmours
Hazlett – Goodbye To The Valley Low: Album Review
Anecdotes and introspection from Brisbane, via a cabin on the West coast of Sweden. Indie singer-songwriter Hazlett showcases his unique brand of “Ballroom folk.”
Rob Clarke – Blues Beats and Brel: Maxi-single Review
Wooltone Rob Clarke ventures into shuffling blues, noir chamber pop and chanson-tinged psychedelia with this 3-track maxi-single – a taster for his forthcoming 4th solo album.
Imogen Clark – Not Christmas Here: Single Review
45° in the shade! Summer Chardonnay! A Christmas song with a difference from soon-to-relocate-Aussie Imogen Clark.
Beans On Toast – The Toothpaste And The Tube: Album Review
The annual missive from Beans On Toast – songs of impending war and an AI revolution, tempered by lots of observations on the delights of home, family and parenthood