Dean Owens – Sinner’s Shrine: Album Review
Tex Mex desert delights from Dean Owens, the Man from Leith and his heavy friends from Calexico. A wee hauf, a hauf and a jalapeño.
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.
Old Salt – Live in Room 13: EP Review
Hillbilly gypsy blues with a ragged bluegrass charm from Old Salt.
Rachel Newton & Lauren MacColl – Heal & Harrow: Album Review
Heal & Harrow – hypnotically ethereal mood music, haunting songs and spoken word, conjured up by the fear of witches.
Misty Blues – One Louder: Album Review
Vintage blues with additional hues of gospel and jazz; come aboard this Massachusetts train for album number 11 from Misty Blues.
Arrival – Friends; the Complete Recordings 1969-73: Album Review
The underlooked early presence of Arrival, the UK’s premier vocal front line, later becoming the core of Kokomo.
Megan Henderson – Pilgrim Souls: Album Review
Top notch chamber folk from Breabach singer and fiddle player, Megan Henderson, sets itself ahead of the pack.
Adam Ross – Staring At Mountains: Album Review
Staring At Mountain – a delightful stripped back leap forward for Randolph’s Leap frontman Adam Ross.
Punch Brothers – Hell On Church Street: Album Review
Largely exquisite tribute/cover to Tony Rice’s Church Street Blues, his 1983 bluegrass masterclass from Punch Brothers.
Niteworks – A’ Ghrian: Album Review
Vibrant new music from Niteworks, Skye’s masters of Gaelictronica.
Spell Songs – Spell Songs II, Let The Light In: Album Review
A consummate celebration of nature, a marriage of words, music and illustration, bringing back together an A team of performers to reprise the unrepriseable in Spell Songs II.
Jack O’Rourke – Wild Place: Album Review
Jack O’Rourke is a hidden gem from Ireland, awaiting to capture your ears and imagination. Stellar songwriting with a voice to live for.
Amy Duncan – Cocoon: Album Review
Haunting and spare, with a busy minimalism that beguiles, this indubitably lock-down project from Amy Duncan begs for attention.
Freedom To Roam – The Rhythms Of Migration: Album Review
Freedom To Roam presents a widescreen soundscape encompassing folk, world and classical atmospheres covers most bases.
Mec Yek – Taisa: Album Review
Mec Yek present Taisa – Manic and maverick Roma ska-punk gypsy jazz from Belgium, without a violin in sight.
Malcolm MacWatt – Settler: Album Review
Like bringing the coals back to Newcastle, MacWatt rediscovers the Scottish tradition through an Appalachian translation.