The Union Chapel is a perfect venue for a Mavis Staples show. There was a fervour about her performance to which her audience (congregation?) responded accordingly. The palpable feeling that welcomed this great artist was love. […]
‘Skunks‘ is the latest release by The Handsome Family, taken from the new album ‘Hollow’, out 8th September on Loose. It’s a corker – but that’s hardly saying anything really, can anyone think of a bad […]
The time has flown by since the 2023 edition of the Black Deer Festival wowed its devoted followers with Americana magic and left us with some incredible memories. Much of the best music over the weekend […]
I’m not going to lie. I was, shall we say, apprehensive about putting this list together. I had thoughts of, ‘Have I picked the kind of artists I should choose?’ but then, ultimately I came to […]
Insane amounts of sweets and knowing your stuff. The run-in towards the end of term begins as the exams finish but in some cases this means that for at least four weeks (or more) some year […]
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