Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 31
Looking forward to a week in the van Half term is coming and with it the thought of a week in the trusty van firstly alongside the Oxford canal and then onto the wilds of broadest […]
Year: 2021
Album Reviews
Lilli Lewis “Americana”
Classy, thoughtful album from a striking talent. The self-professed Folk Rock Diva Lili Lewis returns to recording with a rootsy, country soul album that really hits the spot with its melancholy meditations and narratives. Opening with […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Iron & Wine “Our Endless Numbered Days”
Sam Beam’s first album ‘The Creek Drank The Cradle’ was home recorded on a 4-track and was distributed on cassette to friends. It garnered recognition in the indie folk scene and resulted in a contract with […]
Album Reviews
Walter Parks & The Unlawful Assembly “The Unlawful Assembly”
Superb versions of spirituals and work songs performed with a voice mined from the bedrock. Walter Parks has a superb grizzled, soulful voice; full of rumbling authority, shot through with and sagacity. The perfect voice to […]
Tracks
Track Premiere: The Northern Belle “Chicago (orchestral)”
There’s something quite special about a genuine scene – when bands and singers actively help each other out, add another guitar, maybe blend another voice into the mix just to make the music better. And there’s […]