Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 52
Gone in a flash… Easter is gone and the stamp of shoes in the corridors rattles through my head once again. I count myself very lucky to have school holidays and although they are often filled […]
Year: 2022
Album Reviews
Matt Fockler “Matt Fockler”
Debut album of acoustic gems from South Dakota builder and artist. If you happen to live in Montrose, South Dakota, and you’ve had work done to your home, you’re likely to know a highly talented builder […]
Tracks
The Golden Roses “New Pal” – well, that’s quite a coincidence…
Well, you were promised a happier-sounding song and this is a happier-sounding song. Unless you listen too closely to the lyrics in which case, guess what? It’s a sad tale of a pair of break-ups, a […]
Videos
Video: Abbie Gardner “Born in the City”
Watching Abbie Gardner play the Dobro is simply mesmerising; her technique is fabulous and appears so effortless. Above all, though, the joy she takes in the performance transfers to her audience. On ‘Born in the City’, […]
AmericanA to Z
AUK’s Chain Gang: Counting Crows “Monkey”
Following Ramsay Midwood I was tempted to go the way of Glitterhouse Records and perhaps plump for a Mark Olson track. I can’t help feeling guilty about my scathing review of the gig when he played […]