November 2021 – Page 30

Essentials: The top 10 Townes Van Zandt songs

November 4, 2021 Tim Newby 3

Townes Van Zandt is one of the most criminally overlooked songwriters of the last fifty years. His life in a snapshot is simple and scary. Born to a wealthy Texas family, he left to pursue music, […]

Andrew Gabbard “Getting High” – nah, not today man

November 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

On the latest single from his forthcoming album ‘Homemade‘, Andrew Gabbard extolls the positives of not getting high, noting for example that “most fun I had in my lifetime I wasn’t high.” Not that he’s gone […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 34

November 4, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Back with a bang and a small prick Half term done and despite the sense of melancholy mentioned last week and possibly some SAD caused by the clocks going back, it’s good to be back although […]

A Night to Remember: The Unknown Singer – The Claichaig Inn somewhere in the 80’s

November 4, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 2

The true sense of community singing. Great musical nights are a function of many things so if you have had a hard days walking, something to eat and a few beers then you are likely to […]

Ian M Bailey “Songs To Dream Along To”

November 4, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Lush, melodic harmonies with roots in 1960s California. Ian M Bailey’s 12 string Rickenbacker, rich melodies and harmonies will take you straight back to The Byrds and CSN. If these are his most definitive influences on […]