A.A. Williams – As The Moon Rests: Album Review
A.A. Williams unleashes another behemoth of an album. Epic and inspirational. Record of the year material – again.
Uriah Heep – The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: Live Review
Uriah Heep mark fifty plus years of hard rocking and easy livin’ with a full evening of acoustic and electric celebration.
George Boomsma – What’s Left Behind: EP Review
Personal, seasonal, sensitive and subtle ruminations from North Yorkshire troubadour George Boomsma.
Plainsong – Following Amelia, the 1972 recordings and more: Boxset Review
A trawl through the years and archives, hoovering up, enjoyably, all things Earhart and beyond. How was it not seen how good this band was back then?
Courtney Marie Andrews – Loose Future: Album Review
Intimate expressions of summer vibrancy from Phoenix, Arizona siren – Courtney Marie Andrews.
Thunderous Jones – Shoot To Kill: New Single
Here’s the new single from Thunderous Jones – Shoot To Kill – another teaser for the debut album, Stop The Show.
Manchester Folk Festival 2022 – preview
This month sees the 2022 Manchester Folk Festival take place once more in various venues across town.
Steve Hackett – Manchester Apollo: Live Review
Steve Hackett and his ‘Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights’ tour hits Manchester.
Keef Hartley – Sinnin’ For You; The Albums ’69 -’73: Boxset Review
Astonishing game, set and match from Hartley, overlooked and underloved bandleader with a prescient knack for where blues, soul and jazz meet, his band(s) masters of all.
Behemoth & Arch Enemy w/ Carcass & Unto Others – Manchester Apollo: Live Review
Behemoth and Arch Enemy headline a blockbuster night of metal in Manchester alongside Carcass and Unto Others…with everything blazing.
Ranagri – Tradition II: Album Review
Ranagri take the folk tradition by the scruff of the neck.
Darkest Era – Wither On The Vine: Album Review
Darkest Era break their silence with their first album in nearly a decade. Wither On The Vine is oh so very welcome.
Seth Lakeman – Holmfirth Picturedrome: Live Review
Seth Lakeman makes his accident delayed returned to The Picturedrome in Holmfirth – ably accompanied by his superb band.
Pulled Apart By Horses – Reality Cheques: Album Review
Pulled Apart By Horses return – in stripped-back form – for triumphant 5th album
The Wedding Present – The Cheese & Grain, Frome: Live Review
Jon Kean is at The Cheese & Grain in Frome to catch The Wedding Present.