The Magpie Arc – Newhampton Arts Centre : Live Review
Pre-festival flourishes deftly applied in a rollick of a night with The Magpie Arc.
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.
Jah Wobble – A Brief History of Now: Album Review
Bafflingly and bewilderingly brilliant. (No change there, then from Jah Wobble!)
Peatbog Faeries – I See A World: Album Review
Rocketing to 30, no signs of let up, no signs of let down. Peatbog Faeries release I See A World.
Roy Buchanan – When A Guitar Plays The Blues : Album Review
Alligator continue their passion for their reviving and reminding of the giants, Roy Buchanan with one of the longer cast shadows.
Cambridge Folk Festival 2023: Live Review
Cambridge Folk Festival offers exhilaration, eclecticism and excitement from a festival older, by 5 years, than Glastonbury.
William the Conqueror – Excuse Me While I Vanish : Album Review
King William further bolsters his place on the battlefield, bringing folkier tropes back into his southern-rock drawl from Cornwall, via his convoluted history and geography.
Adam Masterson – Time Bomb : Album Review
Chameleonic magpie maverick keeps enough of himself on board to be both convincing and a contender.
Demi Marriner – The Things We Didn’t Say: Album Review
Black Deer’s Emerging Artist of the Year, 2023, shines in her full length debut, bridging old school Nashville with SoCal Americana. Fashioned in Wales and formed in the Black Country.
Delbert McClinton – Live From Austin : Album Review
More from the Alligator vaults to delight, possibly the best singer not on the tip of your tongue; Delbert McClinton.
Cambridge Folk Festival 2023: Preview
Cambridge bounce back off their laurels with the best line-up for yonks.
Stephen Kelly – Under The Moon : Album Review
Sounds of summer from Stephen Kelly and the melody mines of central south west Scotland.
Tom Robinson Band – The Albums 1978-79 : Boxset Review
Enjoyable saunter through the Tom Robinson back pages, the angry years.
Midsommar Roundup – Arkansauce / The Panama Picnic Orchestra / This Much Talent
Ain’t no cure for the summertime blues…. Except maybe this footle around the magic sack of releases from Arkansauce, This Much Talent and The Panama Picnic Orchestra.
African Head Charge – A Trip To Bolgatanga : Album Review
African Head Charge offer a quirky and quality product from Africa, Ghana to London and back again, with a side order of High Wycombe’s finest.
The Endless Coloured Ways – The Songs of Nick Drake : Album Review
Astonishing revalidation of Nick Drake, transporting his craft into a new century, interpretations with love, respect and individuality. Marvellous.