Alasdair Fotheringham

An American Forrest “O Bronder, Donder Yonder” (Hearth Music, 2019)

April 18, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

If you ever needed a case study to argue that an album’s backstory is sometimes as striking as the music itself, then ‘O Bronder, Donder Yonder’ wouldn’t be a bad place to start. Forrest Van Tuyl […]

Bjarke Ramsing “The Doldrums” (Independent, 2019)

March 26, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

The title ‘The Doldrums’ is a fairly hefty giveaway that the fourth album by Danish singer-songwriter Bjarke Ramsing is largely based around tales of the sea and seafaring lives, with its aim being partly, as the […]

Conor Donohue “Let Love Contaminate” (Digital Serving, 2019)

March 11, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

“Typically, the best albums are the ones you have to work at to get into” Conor Donohue said back in 2012, when he was promoting his first solo album ‘Sway’. Fast forward seven years in the […]

Chatham County Line “Sharing the Covers” (Yep Roc, 2019)

February 22, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

‘Sharing the Covers’ is Chatham County Line’s eighth album, which means fans of this Raleigh-based fourpiece know by now they’ll likely be in for a faultlessly produced and smoothly performed collection of bluegrass music – and […]