October 2024 – Page 6

Interview: Ron Sexsmith on turning 60, making his new album in London, and the art of songwriting

October 28, 2024 Sean Hannam 0

Ahead of his two ‘Sexsmith At Sixty’ UK shows, in Manchester and London, Ron Sexsmith contemplates getting older and looks back at his 30-year career. Canadian singer-songwriter, Ron Sexsmith, turned 60 earlier this year. As part […]

Folk Roundup – Rakish, Hannah O’Brian and Grant Flick, Mairearad Green and Rachel Newton, River Drivers, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O’ Leary, June Tabor & The Oysterband

October 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Welcome – or should that be fáilte? – to another edition of the folk roundup column. You may notice that there is a bit of an Irish theme this time around, not planned ’tis just the […]

Malachy Tallack's That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz

Malachy Tallack “That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz”

October 28, 2024 Declan Colley 0

High-concept Shetland Americana. It’s a tricky one to pull off: a multi-media concept album/novel with potential for a film whose soundtrack has already been established. Such high-concept projects are a relative rarity in the Americana realm […]

Amanda Rheaume live at the Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire, - 19th October 2024

Live Review: Amanda Rheaume + Sharon Maher, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 19th October 2024

October 28, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

The ‘Super-Moon’ hovered majestically above the Village Hall in North Newbald, shining its light like a beacon for tonight’s congregation made up of both locals and travellers, all full of anticipation and excitement for the pending […]

artwork for "Tonight I'll Go Down Swingin'" Tribute to Don Hetherington

Various Artists “Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’: A Tribute to Don Heffington”

October 28, 2024 David Jarman 0

Legendary drummer and songwriter Don Heffington receives a fitting tribute from the cream of Americana artists. When drummer and songwriter Don Heffington passed away in March 2021 he left a remarkable musical legacy. A founding member […]