Tommy Scott (Space) – Early Doors Club, St George’s Church: Live Review
Tommy Scott, of Space fame, heads to The Early Doors Club for a brilliant outing with a whole host of great songs in tow. Support comes from up and comer, Bella Whitter.
Quick Takes – August 2025: Album Reviews
A quick look at a handful, or so, of album releases from Luke Morley, Halestorm, Bioscope, Assymetric Universe, Gary Numan, Spafford & Campbell, Bywater Call and Green Diesel.
Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2025: Live Festival Review
Seuras heads to Shrewsbury for an in depth view of the 2025 Shrewsbury Folk Festival.
The Beths – Straight Line Was A Lie: Album Review
The Beths return with Straight Line Was A Lie; their fourth full length player. It’s their most poignant and melancholy output yet.
UFO – The Misdemeanor Tour: Album Review
UFO enter a period of reconciliation around one of their more divisive album releases.
W.A.S.P. – Album One Alive: UK Tour preview
A reminder of the upcoming W.A.S.P (with Armored Saint) headline shows in England as they return with the ‘Album One Alive’ tour.
Damnation Festival completes 20th anniversary line-up: News
Damnation Festival complete their bumper 20th anniversary line-up with several new additions to the bill.
Tom Smith – A Year In The Life: Album Review
A Year In The Life, from Tom Smith, is a vibrant and enjoyable jazz work, with an inventive approach to the Big Band sound.
Ian F Ball – Better Late Than Never: Album Review
Oldham singer-songwriter Ian F Ball celebrates 53 years as a musician with his appropriately-titled debut album. Better Late Than Never is an eclectic mix of homespun stories and tunes
Shipwreck Orchestra – Lost Maps & Long Barrows: Album Review
Perfection on a summer’s afternoon! Lost Maps & Long Barrows – the new album from Shipwreck Orchestra – aka multi-instrumentalist Aaron Miller (and friends) – blends prog and folk influences with orchestral ambition to create sounds that are truly unique and thoroughly satisfying
Teud – The Hebridean Fiddle Project: EP Review
Fiddles to both feed your feet and your emotions. Teud release the results of The Hebridean Fiddle Project.
Anthony Phillips – Radio Clyde 1978: Album Review
The superb remaster of Radio Clyde 1978 captures Anthony Phillips playing and singing live in the studio, for a classic radio session.
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – New Single, Album News
New double A side single from Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – all is right with the world.
William Covert – Dream Vessel: Album News
News of Dream Vessel, the new album from William Covert plus the new single, Trancers.
Kevin Rowland on music, home and what it means to be Irish: Interview
Speaking to At the Barrier journalist Peter Freeth and author of ‘Standing On The Shoulders of Giants’ Michael Daly, Kevin Rowland shares more of his insights, influences and aspirations.