John Ward – Songs Like An Old Friend: Album Review
Suffolk singer-songwriter John Ward tackles an impressively wide range of subjects – from working to wandering and leaving to leadership – on Songs Like an Old Friend, his 10th album
Greg Lake – Live: Album Review
Greg Lake live from 2005. Upgraded with an enhanced package. Merry Christmas everybody!
Poor Creature – All Smiles Tonight: Album Review
The Lankum/Landless link-up lingers long and large for another Spud Murphy helmed masterclass of dark folk.
Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars – Dreams: Album Review
Trance-generational summer music bridging the Gate with the Stars.
The Morning Early – The Morning Early: Album Review
Jangly powerpop with sideserving of moptops from The Morning Early.
DK Harrell – Talkin’ Heavy: Album Review
Debut album from DK Harrell introduces another young artist establishing himself as one of the best of a new crop of bluesmen.
Various Artists – My Grief On The Sea: Album Review
Equally inspired and inspiring, history and interpretation blur for a collective assault on the senses, with the most gentle of blows.
James McMurtry – The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy: Album Review
Songs of loss, self-pity and bitter criticism. James McMurtry reaches deep down to relive his life experiences with The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy, his first album in four years.
Tan Cologne – Unknown Beyond: Album Review
Mystical, ethereal lagoons of sound. Unknown Beyond, the third album from New Mexican duo Tan Cologne is the perfect soundtrack to a summer’s afternoon, when the listener is at peace with the world, and the world is at peace with itself
Brìghde Chaimbeul – Sunwise: Album Review
File under experimental, arcane and idiosyncratic, this is piping for posterity from Brìghde Chaimbeul.
WITCH – Sogolo: Album Review
The welcome return of Zamrock. Emmanuel ‘Jagri’ Chanda and Patrick Mwondela return with their WITCH project and more magical blending of the musics of Africa and the West. Sogolo is another triumph from WITCH
Strawbs – Magic From The Moon: Blu-ray Video Review
Blu-ray document of Strawbs’ 2009 40th Anniversary concert. Strawbs appear in both acoustic and electric incarnations, with guest appearances from Sonja Kristina, The Royal Artillery Orchestra and John Ford
Robin Trower – For Earth Below, 50th Anniversary Edition: Album Review
Another classic Robin Trower album gets the Full Monty Chrysalis Anniversary Treatment. This time, it’s the turn of For Earth Below, Robin’s 1975 gem, to get the attention.
Àirdan – Cosmic : Album Review
It ain’t trad Dad, or not as you know it, as Edinburgh based Àirdan aim for the sky with Cosmic.
Afargang – Andvake: Album Review
Heavy, heavy riffs, demonic howls and growls, folk-metal melody and pastoral Norwegian fiddling are all blended together on Afargang.