January 2022 – Page 19

Grain Thief “Something Sour, Something Sweet”

January 12, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

They may be grassicana but Grain Thief also have old-time chops as well Grassicana was first coined in 2017 to cover music that was influenced by bluegrass and its instrumentation but that also included elements from […]

Discovering… Linda Ronstadt

January 12, 2022 Tim Martin 2

All artists evolve over time, and some drift a long way from what the listeners’ perception of what their “roots” might be. Linda Ronstadt is one of the artists that makes the question, ”what is americana?” […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 41

January 12, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Back in the game… A year on, the the post Christmas malaise is not as horrific as last year when we learnt of a lockdown that was, for many, to prove far more difficult than the […]

Claire Cronin “Feel This” – Haunted by the feelings

January 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Los Angeles based Claire Cronin has recorded ‘Bloodless‘ a fine album of haunted folk, songs which resonate with a sense of unease and hint at a disconnect from reality. And no song on ‘Bloodless‘ better exemplifies […]

Video: The Mukherjee Development “Wish I Were the Sun”

January 12, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

The Mukherjee Development describe their sound as, “Nordic Sunshine Music,” and this is the perfect self-coined label for their melodic, shimmering folk. Oscar Mukherjee, the band’s vocalist and songwriter, has Danish/Indian parents but spent his formative years […]