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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

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Finley Quaye – Central Methodist Hall, Manchester: Live Review

By Howard King on 12th April 2024 • ( 3 Comments )

Finley Quaye sets out to reignite his performing career with echoes from his brilliant past blended with intimate chat.

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Martin Simpson – Skydancers : Album Review

By Seuras Og on 12th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Martin Simpson unplugged, and, uncompromising as ever, shows no signs of slowing down.

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Kirsten Adamson – Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham: Live Review

By Seuras Og on 11th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

We catch Kirsten Adamson at everyone’s current favourite venue, Birmingham’s Kitchen Garden Cafe.

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Emerson, Lake & Powell – Complete Collection: Boxset Review

By John Barlass on 11th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

The brief career of the Classical-Prog behemoth that was ELP (Mk.2) – collected, repackaged and remastered

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Y Dail – Teigr: Album Review

By John Barlass on 10th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Bilingual pop treasures from Welsh singer-songwriter Y Dail, aka Huw Griffiths, on his debut album

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Tripliciti – Tripliciti: Album Review

By John Barlass on 10th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Virtuosity doesn’t always equate to melodicism, but it certainly does on the stunning debut album from fingerstyle guitar supergroup, Tripliciti.

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From The Ground – From The Ground : Album Review

By Seuras Og on 9th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Reprised pairing of the piper and the mandolinist, on a melodic crusade, inviting their neo-trad to carry the ecological message.

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I See You Live On Love Street, Music from Laurel Canyon 1967-1975: Album Review

By Howard King on 9th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

3CD compilation from the prolific 1967-1975 Laurel Canyon era.

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AJ Clarke & Julia Porter/ Corrie Shelley – Over Hulton Folk Club: Live Review

By Howard King on 8th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Over Hulton Folk Club hosts AJ Clarke and full supporting cast!

Caity Baser

Caity Baser – Still Learning: Album Review

By Maddy Harries on 8th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Caity Baser exceeds expectations with her debut album, Still Learning.

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Yellow Days – Hotel Heaven: Album Review

By John Barlass on 8th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Dystopian scenes as Yellow Days channels Lennon, Sly and others to tell the unsettling story of a mythical hotel on his 3rd album.

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Hannah Scott on Elisa: Why I Love

By Special Guest on 7th April 2024 • ( 1 Comment )

We’re joined by Hannah Scott for an emotive Why I Love on Italian singer songwriter Elisa.

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Stephen EvEns – Here Come The Lights: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 5th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Stephen EvEns (superpower – “to smell like food” ) follows up A Tree with an album full of his quirky observations and arrangements.

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sleepmakeswaves: It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It: Album Review

By Howard King on 5th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

sleepmakeswaves release their latest energy packed album which places them on a par with contemporary prog bands from Europe.

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Louise Bichan – The Lost Summer: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 5th April 2024 • ( Leave a comment )

Orcadian fiddle joy to beckon in, if not yet a found summer, certainly a spring of some intent.

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