Last week, as previously mentioned, I attended the count of the Wellingborough by election. I was there as an observer for the Green Party. A mate of mine was the candidate. It was a massive eye […]
Well, here we are in month two of what will no doubt be a tumultuous 2024 (and maybe even for music!) and your second new writer to the EP Roundup. So after Graeme Tait’s confident start, […]
The International Folk Music Awards – presented by Folk Alliance International (FAI) – were announced on the 21st of February during a starry night of music and speeches (more of that anon) that opened the conference […]
Working hard or hardly working? The last few years have been a bit of both. In the spring of 2020 Ariel Sharratt & Mathias Kom released an album of contemporary labour songs and were just getting […]
Not all heroes wear Superman capes. Matt Blake found himself in rarified Americana circles after moving to Nashville and landing a job working in the legendary Ryman Auditorium. A stint as Lucinda Williams’ tour manager led […]
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