The Long Ryders – The Crossing, Birmingham: Live Review
Current iteration of the reprised and iconic founding fathers of alt. country, The Long Ryders, show no sign of surrender.
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.
ØXN – Cyrm : Album Review
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise…… (Clue: not teddybears!). ØXN release Cyrm.
Rod Picott – Starlight Tour: Album Review
“Ditch digger” gets a “puncher’s chance” of being “next man in line”. Rod Picott releases his Starlight Tour album.
False Lights – Lichfield Guild Hall: Live Review
A surprise and welcome reprise of the Jim Moray/Sam Carter folk-rock behemoth.
Karine Polwart – Seek The Light : EP Review
Something a bit different from the ever mercurial golden tonsils of Karine Polwart.
The Mary Wallopers – Irish Rock’n’Roll : Album Review
Less the Pogues with ADHD, or Dubliners on helium, The Mary Wallopers mix tears and sweat in equal measure on ‘Irish Rock’n’Roll’.
Jason Wilson – Ashara : Album Review
An extraordinary melange of genres battles a way through to a fruitful renegotiation of stylistic barriers.
Track Dogs – Blind Summits And Hidden Dips: Album Review
Latest offering from your favourite Madridēno four piece Track Dogs, confounding and confabulating any sense of genre with abandon.
Broken Records – The Dreamless Sleep of the 90s : Album Review
Selling rock back to Athens, New Jersey and Cincinnati, Broken Records return, with sufficient identity and character to make a fair trade.
Nunnery Norheim – You Are Here: Album Review
“But what if I arrive”; is this journey or destination? Be beguiled by this play of songs, cast in a chamber folk light by the literate duo of Nunnery Norheim.
The Eisenhowers – Nudge Unit Blues : Album Review
Glasgow post-punk polemicist, Raymond Weir, is angry…..The Eisenhowers release Nudge Unit Blues.
Late Bank Holiday Round-Up : Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys In The Campfire, Nick Moss Band, Nightdubbing
More belated beauts from the backlog, better late than never. Tommy Stinson and Nick Moss leading the way.
Michele Stodart – Invitation : Album Review
New album from Michele Stodart -A gaunt invitation to hope, a bleak study in survival, this downbeat album is strangely uplifting.
Frankie Archer and Chloe Matharu both release new singles: News & Review
Two of the glowing lights of the vibrant new wave of contemporary folk song , Frankie Archer and Chloe Matharu, both release new singles.
Olivia Ross – Grace The Blue: Album Review
Olivia Ross, from The Shee, in a solo set (Grace The Blue) where she keeps the faith over many levels.
