Martin Simpson – Some Kind Of Jubilee: Album Review
50 not out, Simpson is staying at the crease and this lavish 2 set disc spells out exactly why.
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.
Wynonna – The Hard Truth: Album Review
Too soon to say Wynonna goes Dolly, but it’s her most credible work yet.
Jim Ghedi – The Death Of Robin Hood (O.S.T.): Album Review
Both film music and folk turn a corner into Jim Ghedi’s deep, dark Judderman dynamic, each all the better for that exposure.
Chasing Abbey – Cyber Celt: Album Review
Blunt and powerful, Chasing Abbey snatch the tail of the Celtic Tiger, wrestling it into submission.
Birdvox – Shamming The Drama: Album Review
Astonishing all-female retro-futurist debut from Birdvox – four multi-media polymaths from across the whole spectrum of Scottish music. Just listen to them sing!
Shooglenifty – Stamina Island: Album Review
Shooglenifty are back, back, back, and, all infused with fresh blood and inspirations, it’s as if they’ve never been away.
Fine Lines – Coming Home: Album Review
With no nasty knots to untie, Fine Lines join all the dots, for a perfect spread of country and north-western.
The Tubs – Hard Life: Album Review
More jangulating gold from the bottom of The Tubs’ tub. Self-hatred has never sounded so good!
Ibibio Sound Machine – Chopping Mountain: Album Review
A place or their masterplan, I don’t know, but there is no mistaking their intentions. Ibibio Sound Machine want you to dance ’til you drop.
Spell Songs – In Thin Air: Album Review
A lavish 3rd helping of songs in the key of bird, brimming with brightness and beauty, as the dream team reprise the impossible.
Arab Strap – Half Told Tales: Album Review
Let joyful misery be outpouring, as Falkirk curmudgeons Arab Strap return, and, this time, there’s even hopefulness sneaking into their cynical icy hearts.
Christie Reeves – Sun & Shadows: Album Review
Dwell awhile as a new door opens, revealing a new voice to gild the days and nights of your listening.
Kevin Ayers – Where Do The Stars End; The Recordings 1974-80: Box-Set Review
Ayers in the studio and on the stage, baffling, bemusing and beguiling; better than history begs you to consider.
Wild Gods – The Glorious Abysmal: Album Review
Are you sitting comfortably? Wild Gods wreak havoc and make hay with the tradition. More glorious than abysmal.
Various Artists – The Old Crow Folk Club Presents the Songs of Rev Hammer, Re-imagined: Album Review
I’d pay to attend this folk club, as a varied and entertaining crew queue up to celebrate an entirely different sort of Hammer-time.