Alasdair Fotheringham

Essentials: The top 10 Hayes Carll songs

October 28, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 2

According to an article on savingcountrymusic.com, back in the early noughties Houston-born singer-songwriter Hayes Carll was hailed as a potential successor of Townes Van Zandt “in Texas and beyond.” And now, twenty years on, some of […]

Rosenblume “Rosenblume”

October 20, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Affable, if slightly uneven, soulful Americana. Six years on from his first EP, one thing is re-confirmed from the get-go on Liverpool-born Rosenblume’s long-awaited debut LP: he has one hell of a voice. On the downside, […]

Artwork for Charlie Parr album Last of the Better Days Ahead

Charlie Parr “Last Of The Better Days Ahead”

October 8, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A hugely successful, rewarding exploration of the outlying edges of rural blues and back porch folk. US singer-songwriter Charlie Parr’s 14th studio production, ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead’, is a rare gem of an LP, […]

Artwork for Leah Shaw Album Play Beautifully

Leah Shaw “Play Beautifully”

August 5, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A complex, painful theme handled with elegance, honesty and power. When an album centres on a single theme, one key question is whether they can sustain the listener’s interest throughout on that subject. In this case, […]

Interview: James McMurtry discusses new album The Horses and The Hounds

July 29, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 1

How being ‘Kings of Middle of Nowhere’ helped inspire his latest album. When the time finally comes that we can look back on the pandemic, musical historians may well note that it proved fertile terrain for […]