Fairport Convention about to embark on a Rhine Cruise: News
Fairport Convention, that perennial At The Barrier favourite, will be cruising down the River Rhine later this month, from Amsterdam to Basel.
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.
Carol Fieldhouse – Continuum: Album Review
An in-depth exploration of the experiences of motherhood and feminine determination
Wawau Adler – I Play With You: Album Review
Gypsy Jazz for a new millennium – from a master of the genre, Wawau Adler.
Mary Gauthier – Dark Enough To See The Stars: Album Review
Love prevails over loss on Mary Gauthier’s first album in four years, Dark Enough To See The Stars.
MG Boulter – A Shadow Falls On New Brighton: EP Review
More evocative observations of life in a seaside town, from Southend’s folk/Americana troubadour, MG Boulter.
Edie Carey – The Veil: Album Review
Colorado singer/songwriter Edie Carey pulls her heart wide open in this collection of articulate, highly personal songs.
Frank Zappa – Zappa/Erie: Box Set Review
Frank Zappa’s 1974 & 1976 visits to Erie, Pennsylvania documented in full.
Barbara – Prince Albert, Brighton: Live Review
Barbara, Brighton’s rising stars, return home to launch their sensational new EP in grand style.
Show Of Hands / Track Dogs – Pavilion Theatre, Whitby: Live Review
Show Of Hands are back – this time with a twist!
Seratones – Love & Algorhythms: Album Review
Louisiana’s Seratones deliver an album of sensual, soulful songs of protest.
Boo Hewerdine – Understudy: Album Review
Songs of tender reflection from an often-overlooked national treasure, Boo Hewerdine.
Mavis Staples & Levon Helm – Carry Me Home: Album Review
Eclectic, poignant and unbelievably exciting – Mavis Staples gives it everything at Levon Helm’s Last Waltz
Toyah – Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!: Album Review
Third installment in Cherry Red’s deluxe reissue series of Toyah’s Safari Records catalogue
Gustaf Ljunggren with Skúli Sverrisson – Floreana: Album Review
Nordic Duo, Gustaf Ljunggren and Skúli Sverrisson, deliver restful and introspective tunes – an emotionally transportive experience
Roger Chapman – Moth To A Flame, The recordings 1979-1981: Boxset review
The earliest solo ventures of Family’s dynamic frontman, Roger Chapman – remastered and expanded