Mike Turnbull And The Safe Kings – Arnside Sailing Club: Live Review
A far cry from the Academies and the Apollos, The Arnside Sailing Club does its bit for the live music scene, hosting Mike Turnbull And The Safe Kings.
Maverick Festival 2021, 3rd-5th September: Live Review
Our man in a sleeping bag corrals up in East Anglia, finding it all a bit better than OK. Seuras Og takes us to the 2021 iteration of the Maverick Festival.
Blue Rose Code – Glasgow, The Glee Club: Live Review
Blue Rose Code return to Glasgow, with live music to make your heart soar and your feet move (once again) to get hip to the beat.
Becky Krill – Little Girl: Album Review
Brooklyn based singer-songwriter, producer and all-around talented artist Becky Krill storms back onto the scene with a new album, ‘Little Girl’.
Tim Grimm – Gone: Album Review
Tim Grimm presents perceptive social observations of a world torn apart and our world leaders’ incapacity to respond to warnings and advice together with songs of loss are all prevalent on his latest county / folk album Gone .
Wickham Festival 2021, 4th-7th August: Review
Seuras Og takes in the delights of Wickham Festival, even if he did get a little bit wet! A great weekend of music in the face of adversity and treacherous conditions.
Malcolm Holcombe – Tricks Of The Trade: Album Review
Malcolm Holcombe takes us on a journey through blues, country, rock and bluegrass on Tricks Of The Trade.
Maartin Allcock – OX15: Album Review
Talking Elephant Reissue OX15; the second solo album from the sadly missed multi-instrumentalist and former Fairport Convention & Jethro Tull man Maartin Allcock.
Jackie Leven – Straight Outta Caledonia: Album Review
First ever “Greatest Hits” collection of a great, yet overlooked, talent in the form of Jackie Leven.
Rodney Crowell – Triage: Album Review
Rodney Crowell offers a deeply personal contemplation of the political, climatic and economic upheavals of our times.
Time Tunnel: Great Albums of 1971. The Lost Trades on Cat Stevens’ Teaser & The Firecat
The Lost Trades join us in our celebration of 1971 with their thoughts on Cat Stevens’ Teaser & The Firecat…and an exclusive cover version to boot!
Counting Crows – Butter Miracle, Suite One: EP Review
Counting Crows release the first in a series of musical suites, that provide an immersive and musically evocative soundtrack for our times.
Elly Kellner – The Right Tools: EP Review
Elly Kellner has done it again! More melodic reflections from The most Melancholy Lady of the Lowlands.
Nine Treasures – Awakening From Dukka: Album Review
And Now For Something Completely Different! At The Barrier takes a sip of Mongolian Folk Metal from Nine Treasures – And we like it!
Oka Vanga – Oka Vanga: Album Review
The third album from the Folk/Americana duo of Will and Angie, known collectively as Oka Vanga