Jack Francis – Early Retirement: Album Review
Songs in the oddly bouncy key of maudlin from Jack Francis make for a self-deprecating delight.
Seuras Og
"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.
Session A9 – The Magic Roundabout: Album Review
Strict tempo subterfuge bolsters the old tradition with novel tweaks from Session A9.
Sam Lee – songdreaming: Album Review
Embrace this profound release with the openness Sam Lee offers it with, taking the time it demands for a full immersion.
Show Of Hands – Lichfield Guildhall: Live Review
And then there were two; the countdown continues as Show Of Hands approach the end of the road.
Anna Massie – Two Down: Album Review
Sparkly effervescent instrumental expertise. With added vocals. (And mouth trumpet).
Lewis Pugh – Bullets For Bread : Album Review
Cowpunkabilly songs of conscience from the Burner Band frontman, Lewis Pugh.
Martin Carthy – Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham: Live Review
“The Daddy” plays Brum… We encounter Martin Carthy at the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Birmingham.
Colosseum – Elegy, The Recordings, 1968 – 71: Boxset Review.
Colosseum, part 1, unearthed in toto, sweet as in Suite and the rest.
Lou Lyne & The Blue Almond Project – Thinking of Blue Almonds Pt.1: Album Review
Lou Lyne offers a dreamy and wistful melancholia from a chamber axis, accessible to all.
The Hanging Stars – On A Golden Shore: Album Review
The Hanging Stars embrace the cosmos, leaving the country for much wider climes.
Frontier Ruckus – On The Northline : Album Review
Genre blurring album number six from the Michigan mavericks, Frontier Ruckus, applying a pop sheen to country-gothic.
Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell – Music For Cows: Album Review
Anglo-Scots duo take their Quebecois dance party inter-species. Humans allowed.
Cast – Love Is The Call: Album Review
Cast any preconceptions aside, Cast are back in the building with the Love Is The Call album.
HEISK – Headstrong: Album Review
Frabjous feisty fare from Heisk as they unleash a second steaming selection of skittering and celebratory sorcery.
Skreel – Skreel: Album Review
Neither folk nor jazz, if a bit of both from Skreel on Skreel.