Mànran – Ùrar: Album Review
The ever evolving Mànran continue to deliver their solid wedges of rock infused trad. hues.
Seuras Og
The Hello Darlins – Go By Feel: Album Review
The Hello Darlins deliver a classy and sophisticated wash of Canadian country-pop, with echoes of Alison Krauss guesting with Fleetwood Mac.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – Symphony Hall, Birmingham: Live Review
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis tour their joint recording, Carnage, invoking the spirits at a prayer meeting in all seven stations of Hell. Praise be!
Five Points Gang – Wanted: Album Review
Multinational retro-blues-rockers with a modernist twist present their scorching studio debut. Here’s Wanted by Five Points Gang.
Felice Brothers – From Dreams To Dust: Album Review
Country contrarians from the Catskills, the Felice Brothers, keep ’em coming, still like nothing or nobody else out there. Like that’s a good thing, and, unmistakably, it is.
The Bean Pickers Union – Greatest Picks: Album Review
Timeless, feelgood music from The Bean Pickers Union that embraces, with rapture, as many styles of American country infused rock as you can shake a leg at. And probably will.
Maverick Festival 2021, 3rd-5th September: Live Review
Our man in a sleeping bag corrals up in East Anglia, finding it all a bit better than OK. Seuras Og takes us to the 2021 iteration of the Maverick Festival.
Eric Bibb – Dear America: Album Review
Considered and insightful thoughts on the state of his nation, by the master of folk-blues, Eric Bibb, managing to counter the sometime bleakness of vision by embracing a number of styles.
Rod Picott – Wood, Steel, Dust And Dreams: Album Review
Wood, Steel, Dust and Dreams -A lavish limited edition celebration of the thirty year songwriting partnership of Rod Picott with Slaid Cleaves.
Mr Goose – Risk And Reward: Album Review
An ‘A’ list of Scottish trad musicians shine in this remarkable offering. Mr Goose provide so much more than a tale for children.
Wickham Festival 2021, 4th-7th August: Review
Seuras Og takes in the delights of Wickham Festival, even if he did get a little bit wet! A great weekend of music in the face of adversity and treacherous conditions.
Green Diesel – After Comes The Dark: Album Review
A prog inflected tip of the hat to classic 70s folk-rock with added post-punk rhythm section from Green Diesel.
Steve Dawson – At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree: Album Review
Steve Dawson showcases his wide array of musical skills on his new album which oozes ’70s singer-songwriter charm whilst being entirely of the moment.