Su-A Lee – Dialogues: Album Review
Is this classical or folk, either or neither, and does it matter? Consummate playing, with a host of top-notch collaborators, sees Su-A Lee as one to keep an ear on.
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.
Spellbound – Anam Cara: Album review
Spellbinding amalgam of psychedelic folk blues.
John Martyn – The Apprentice : Album Review
Expanded version of the end of Island’s love affair with Martyn, studio, live and with added Dave Gilmour.
Jeb Loy Nichols – United States Of The Broken Hearted: Album Review
Best kept secret aims for the heart of his erstwhile nation, in a gorgeous merging of gossamer Americana, and soul, weaved through with dub tropes. From Wales.
Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray – Fiddle Tunes : Album Review
Exactly what it says on the box, with some bass. And oodles of panache and aplomb.
Rachel Walker & Aaron Jones – Despite The Wind And Rain: Album Review
A showstopping extravaganza of history and songs, singing and strings that nails this duo as a pairing to watch. And listen.
Cowboy Junkies – Buxton Opera House: Live Review
A calm and focussed force majeure unleash their controlled maelstrom without fuss or histrionic.
Plu – Tri: Album Review
Celtic feathers float in from Wales in a surprisingly Laurel Canyon breeze. Tri is the album, Plu is the band.
Cera Impala – Wildest Dreams: Album Review
Wildest Dreams by Cera Impala. Attractive acoustic smoke’n’honey bluesy hues; a bluesy ragtime wallow from the Forth delta.
Mike Vass – Decemberwell Decade: Album Review
A midwinter offering that is neither bleak nor shortbread tin, Mike Vass delivers a (largely) non-denominational Winter Solstice celebration fit for all tastes.
Henry Parker – Live After Lammas: Album Review
Electric folk music continues to demonstrate quite how much life is left in the genre, Henry Parker at the forefront of a new renaissance.
The Damned – O2 Academy, Birmingham: Live Review
“This could be the last time” and the shattered remains of a Hohner bass suggest it probably was. The Damned are live in Birmingham.
The Magpie Arc – Glamour In The Grey: Album Review
Old dogs, new tricks? Don’t believe a word, of course you can!
Ian M. Bailey – You Paint The Pictures: Album Review
West coast textures continue further to permeate this Lancastrian’s studio wizardry, without quite clipping his Byrds-y wings.
Native Harrow – Old Kind Of Magic : Album Review
Swirling and sophisticated homage to the 60s/70s, brushed up by the US ex-pat duo and given an anglo filter that makes the retro just right.