Will Pound & Jenn Butterworth – Volume One : Album Review
A terrific pell-mell helter-skelter whirl through the possibilities of harmonica, box and guitar, from Will Pound and Jenn Butterworth. Also features voice.
Fairport Convention w/Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – the Wintour in the North West: Live Review
Fairport Convention, Hannah Sanders, Ben Savage, Southport and Manchester. All for one and one for all as the Wintour draws to a close.
Butler Blake & Grant play Manchester: News
News of the Manchester show on the Butler Blake & Grant tour.
Sharon Shannon Trio – Norton’s, Digbeth: Live Review
Sharon Shannon Trio – Live at Norton’s Digbeth. Much glee – given and shared with a heaving audience.
Annie Keating – Album and UK Tour plans: News
Album and tour news from the Annie Keating camp…
Daoirí Farrell – The Wedding Above In Glencree: Album Review
Fourth album from Irish troubadour Daoirí Farrell finds him in confident shape.
Hundred Reasons w/ Hell Is For Heroes & My Vitriol – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Hundred Reasons tour the UK for the first time in many a year on the back of their first LP for 15 years with Hell Is For Heroes and My Vitriol in tow.
La Ratte – Astray: Album Review
Competent, convincing lexicon of Americana from Dutch/Deutsch trio, La Ratte on the Astray album.
Snow Ghosts – The Fell: Album Review
Album number four from electro-folk trio Snow Ghosts hits so many spots in its tales of folk songs never written.
Gracie Abrams – Good Riddance: Album Review
Gracie Abrams makes a return with her debut album proper, following the release of 2021’s This Is What It Feels Like EP.
Hamish Hawk – Saint Luke’s, Glasgow: Live Review
The Glasgow audience raise the roof. Hamish Hawk both live and on record is a phenomenon, with a serious lyrical and musical talent.
Yarn – Cocaine Bear: Single Review
The story of Pablo the cocaine-guzzling black bear of Northern Georgia – as recounted by Carolina’s Americana stalwarts, Yarn.
Black Star Riders, Michael Monroe, Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons – O2 Academy, Leeds: Live Review
A tremendous triple bill come together to celebrate ten years of Black Star Riders.
Trapeze – Don’t Stop The Music – Complete Recordings Vol 1: 1970-1992: Boxset Review
The first three albums from Trapeze – “The finest three-piece band never to make it,” plus live recordings
Dominic Sanderson – Impermanence: Album Review
Impermanence is the new album release by Dominic Sanderson, just a year after his stunning debut EP Discarded Memories.