Matt Deighton – Villager (Vinyl Reissue): Album Review
Vinyl remaster of an Acid Folk classic from Matt Deighton and Acid Jazz Records.
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.
Fizzy Blood – Complementary: Single Review
Appetising taster for the imminent debut album from Leeds’ rising stars Fizzy Blood withe the Complementary single.
Rhona Macfarlane – Closing The Window: EP Review
Closing The Window – songs inspired by inward reflection and solitude during lockdown from Rhona Macfarlane.
Joe Tilston – Tightrope: Album Review
Songs of death and hope by Joe Tilston – another powerful offering from those musical Tilstons
Ashley Hutchings to relaunch A Winter Miscellany: News
A Winter Miscellany by Ashley Hutchings and Friends is getting a relaunch… Observant readers may have noticed that winter is on its way. Most years, the onset of winter also signals the distant approach of Christmas, a season and celebration that, in 2020, was all but cancelled by […]
Alan Simon – Excalibur V – Move, Cry, Act, Clash: Album Review
Excalibur V – Episode five in the increasingly inaccurately-named Trilogy from Alan Simon.
Martha Tilston – The Tape: Album Review
Squiggly Records present The Tape. The soundtrack album from the debut feature film by Martha Tilston.
Margo Cilker – Pohorylle: Album Review
Deep draughts of liquid life – with love from East Oregon and Margo Cilker.
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.