Margo Cilker – Pohorylle: Album Review
Deep draughts of liquid life – with love from East Oregon and Margo Cilker.
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.
Eric DeVries – Song & Dance Man: Album Review
Eric DeVries brings the Very Best of Dutch Americana! Song & Dance man is out on MIG Music.
John Sierra – The Wonder: EP Review
Thoughtful, well-considered confrontations of pain, disappointment and disillusionment from NC’s John Sierra.
Greer – Happy People: EP Review
Joyous Power Pop – from Orange County, California – by courtesy of Greer.
Boo Hewerdine – Singularities: EP Review
Charming mini-album from the master collaborator Boo Hewerdine
The Matthews Baartmans Conspiracy – [distant chatter]: Album Review
Iain Matthews and BJ Baartmans reflect upon life under lockdown – and offer a few answers! ‘An album that had to be made…’
Various Artists – Think I’m Going Weird: Original Artefacts From The British Psychedelic Scene (1966-1968): Boxset Review
Grapefruit’s landmark 100th release – an eclectic delve into the British psychedelic scene period that came between pop and prog.
Fairport Convention: The Theatre, Chipping Norton: Live Review
We witness Fairport Convention back on stage as they get back on the road in support of the splendid Shuffle & Go.
Keegan McInroe – Never Seen A Ghost: Single Review
Lurid, grim and spooky. From Keegan McInroe comes a ghostly tale for Halloween… Never Seen A Ghost.
Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride: The Dunhill/ABC Years (1967-1971): Boxset Review
The glory years of Canadian/American giants – repackaged. Head off on a Magic Carpet Ride with Steppenwolf.
Haunted Like Human – Tall Tales & Fables: Album Review
Engaging, honest, intimate and haunting. An inspired third outing for the Nashville duo, Haunted By Human.
Taylor Young Band – Mercury Transit: Album Review
The Taylor Young Band. Jangly, urgent, light and refreshing – from Dallas, Texas, with love
Chris Leslie of Fairport Convention: Interview
We chat to Fairport Convention’s Chris Leslie in the run up to the folk legends hitting the road again in support of Shuffle & Go.
Mel Biggs – From Darkness Comes Light: Album Review
Vivid evocations of seasonal light states, nature, traditional rituals and more – from Mel Biggs, a master of her craft
Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan – Still As Your Sleeping: Album Review
A duo album of piano and voice from Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan: Deceptively simple, yet devastatingly powerful