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Opinion: Why Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is the best festival in England

By John Barlass on 24th July 2020 • ( 4 Comments )

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention is a staple of the UK festival circuit. We believe it’s the best. Here are ten reasons why.

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Bryan Adams – AO Arena, Manchester: Live Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 18th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Bryan Adams kicks ass at Manchester AO Arena on the So Happy It Hurts tour.

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Trish Clowes – A View With A Room: Album Review

By Gareth Allen on 17th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Trish Clowes, with the album, A View With A Room, has created a memorable musical landscape, with playing full of imagination and soul.

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Oysterband – RNCM, Manchester: Live Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 16th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Oysterband return to their regular Manchester haunt of the royal Northern College of Music.

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Toyah – Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!: Album Review

By John Barlass on 16th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Third installment in Cherry Red’s deluxe reissue series of Toyah’s Safari Records catalogue

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The Pineapple Thief – Give It Back: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 16th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Pineapple Thief revisit some of their back catalogue in a rework, remodel, retake type situation.

Wonderful Beasts announce new album: News

By Paul Scott-Bates on 15th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Wonderful Beasts return with their second album following their debut LP; The Art Of Whisper, in 2020.

Gustaf Ljunggren with Skúli Sverrisson – Floreana: Album Review

By John Barlass on 13th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Nordic Duo, Gustaf Ljunggren and Skúli Sverrisson, deliver restful and introspective tunes – an emotionally transportive experience

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Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets – Manchester Apollo: Live Review (Part 2)

By Howard King on 13th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Another view of the Saucerful Of Secrets show at Manchester Apollo; so good we reviewed it twice!

Bear’s Den – Blue Hours : Album Review

By Seuras Og on 13th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Bear’s Den return with their fourth LP, Blue Hours; one of their most personal records to date. It is sure to be an album of the year contender.

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Mudlow – Red Rock: Video Premiere

By At The Barrier on 13th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Mudlow add a slab of organic garage blues their soundtrack of dark worries with new single, Red Rock.

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Jo Quail – The Cartographer: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 12th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Jo Quail crafts another set of evocative pieces on the meisterwork that is The Cartographer.

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Huwbergine – Back Then: New Single

By Mike Ainscoe on 12th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Here’s the new single from Huwbergine that taps into a playful and poppy vein.

Kate Rusby – 30 Happy Returns: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 12th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Time flies. Kate Rusby celebrates 30 years of touring as a professional folk singer with a set of star-studded reinterpretations.

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Roger Chapman – Moth To A Flame, The recordings 1979-1981: Boxset review

By John Barlass on 11th May 2022 • ( 1 Comment )

The earliest solo ventures of Family’s dynamic frontman, Roger Chapman – remastered and expanded

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The Fierce And The Dead – Wonderful: New Single

By Mike Ainscoe on 10th May 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

The Fierce And The Dead release their first single in four years. It’s out now via the usual streaming services and Spencer Park Music.

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