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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

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Seth Lakeman – Freedom Fields at 15: Live Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 8th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

We catch up on a live stream from folk icon Seth Lakeman whose Freedom Fields is fifteen years old. A good enough reason for a party.

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Portable Radio – Portable Radio: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 7th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Manchester power pop trio return with their debut LP full of summer and sunlight. Set your time machine to the 70’s.

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The Anchoress – The Art Of Losing: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 7th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Anchoress returns with the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut. The Art Of Losing is a vital piece of work taking on many challenging topics.

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One to watch in ’21 – introducing Toria Wooff

By Mike Ainscoe on 6th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Manchester folk-rock singer-songwriter Toria Wooff has a new single and with plans afoot for this to be only the start, her take on the sound of Elton John via the Floyd, stirs the soul.

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Kate Rusby – Hand Me Down album performance live stream: News

By At The Barrier on 6th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Kate Rusby announces the first full play through of her highly acclaimed album Hand Me Down

Lucas Lee – Sindrome de Estocolmo: Album Review

By Howard King on 5th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

An angry concept album resplendent in intricate, progressive rock from Canadian composer Lucas Lee with regular collaborator Marco Minneman.

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Ariel Posen – Headway: Album Review

By John Barlass on 5th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Second solo outing for Winnipeg’s “Laidback Springsteen”, Ariel Posen.

The Hyena Kill – A Disconnect: Album Review

By Dominic Walsh on 4th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Hyena Kill grow from a duo to a quartet; the results are devastating…in the best way possible. A Disconnect is a huge step up.

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The Magpie Arc – EP3: EP Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 4th March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Magpie Arc release EP3; another splendid four track collection. They’re a gift that keeps giving.

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Time Tunnel: Great Lost Albums. Urban Nomad – Urban Nomad

By Gareth Allen on 3rd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A long overdue appreciation of one of the great lost albums – Urban Nomad – that welds together various Prog Rock influences.

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Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne – Rakes & Misfits: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 3rd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Rakes & Misfits finds Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne makes the concertina sexy.

Time Tunnel: Rick Pilkington’s 1971 Mixtape

By Special Guest on 2nd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Rick Pilkington of The Blackheart Orchestra joins us once again to help us celebrate a special year with his 1971 mixtape full of love.

Zed Mitchell – Route 69: Album Review

By John Barlass on 2nd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Simmering, shimmering and shivering guitar from the German guitar maestro Zed Marshall on his Route 69 album.

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Jon Boden – Last Mile Home: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 2nd March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Jon Boden revisits the themes explored on Songs From The Floodplain and Afterglow as his ‘climate change trilogy’ comes to a conclusion.

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The Alarm – WAЯ: Album Review

By Mike Ainscoe on 1st March 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Alarm release WAЯ – an album written, recorded and released in 50 days between January 6th and February 26th 2021.

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