Ray Cooper – Even For A Shadow: Album Review
Ray Cooper – aka Chopper – a splendid smorgasbord to appeal to head and heart, conscience and consequence.
"Well, what sort of music do you like, Seuras?" Ever since that question was first aired by his mother a decade or six back he has struggled with the answer. And struggles still now. Call him a folkie, a country dude, a bluesman and he'll be happy, but don't forget the whiff of jazz, electronica and more. Not so keen on the charts, mind.
Ray Cooper – aka Chopper – a splendid smorgasbord to appeal to head and heart, conscience and consequence.
10 years of Celtic folk for this? I don’t see why not; Jack Badcock goes pop with gusto and charm on Cosmography.
Ear bogglingly good piper with vibrantly evocative debut. Watch this space, watch this name!
Proving any saying around the sum of two parts, heavenly songs from the impassioned duo of Willson & Williams.
Exceptional and unlikely blend, mixing and melding Irish with steel, sees David Murphy taking it further than both.
Icy sparks and friendly wolves aplenty, as the Charm Of Finches sisters go the full fable……
Shy, retiring singer-songwriter? Appearances can be deceptive; this set a powerful tour de force of emotive heft from Annie Dressner.
Songs to sing and hum, moods to relish and more, as MacGregor goes powerpop central.
Is it too soon to call her our grande dame? Searing solo vocal gauntlet duly laid down, have we a better interpreter today?
Two to crack open, now the holiday has subsided, from Paul McKenna and Robert John McInnes.
Martin Simpson unplugged, and, uncompromising as ever, shows no signs of slowing down.
We catch Kirsten Adamson at everyone’s current favourite venue, Birmingham’s Kitchen Garden Cafe.
Reprised pairing of the piper and the mandolinist, on a melodic crusade, inviting their neo-trad to carry the ecological message.
Orcadian fiddle joy to beckon in, if not yet a found summer, certainly a spring of some intent.
UFQ go the full MPG for this exhilarating return to active service, firing on all cylinders and more.