Andrew Frolish

Video Premiere: Karen Jonas “Forever”

March 2, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

The gorgeous ‘Forever’ by Karen Jonas is an unselfconscious, open-hearted song of love and tenderness. Beginning with rhythmic picking, which gently urges us on throughout, the song features an excellent Dobro performance from multi-instrumentalist Jay Starling, […]

Video Premiere: Nicholas Johnson “Middle of Nowhere, Ohio”

March 1, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Nicholas Johnson takes us on a visually charming, animated tour of Ohio in his latest single. The video, created by Katie Ann Marks is colourful and brilliantly put together but Johnsons’ words are a stark contrast, […]

Video Premiere: Jake Ybarra “A Whole Lot to Remember”

February 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Jake Ybarra is full of rockabilly energy. ‘A Whole Lot to Remember’ is the tale of an unruly party guy, delivered in a suitably upbeat, uptempo fashion by Ybarra, whose rhythmic strum […]

Video: Beans on Toast “Against the War”

February 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Beginning with a jaunty whistle and gentle strum, the new single from Beans on Toast goes on to deliver a serious message and he leaves us in no doubt about his position being ‘Against the War’. […]

Video Premiere: The Trouble Notes “The Banjolorian”

February 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the latest single from The Trouble Notes. ‘The Banjolorian’ features energetic banjo and fast-paced fiddle in an uptempo, dynamic piece that makes you want to move. On their ‘Lose Your Ties’ tour in 2019, […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Angel’s Eye”

March 13, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with the fantastic opening track from the 2024 album Box for Buddy, Box for Star from American singer, songwriter and record producer […]

Book of Churches “Book of Churches”

March 13, 2026 0

Gentle songs of quiet reflection for staying grounded in hurried times. Hot on the heels of last year’s critically acclaimed release, Divorce singer and guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow returns with the eponymously titled debut album from his […]

Classic Clips: I’m With Her and Iron & Wine “Overland” – Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA – 24th July 2025

March 13, 2026 0

2025 has been a busy year for folk supergroup I’m With Her. The three principals – Aoife O’Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins released their second album “Wild And Clear And Blue” on 9th May. Its […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 0

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album Reviews

Canyon City “Matinée”

January 5, 2022 0

An intimate, minimalist collection of reflective songs. Canyon City is the moniker used by the multi-instrumentalist and producer, Paul Johnson. The six track ‘Matinée’ EP follows Johnson’s 2019 album ‘Bluebird’ and the ‘Circling The Sun’ EP […]

Tracks

Juanita Stein “I’ll Cry” – Listen

June 2, 2017 1

‘I’ll Cry’ is the latest single to be taken from ‘America’, the debut solo album by Juanita Stein, out on 28th July on Nude Records. Says Stein: “’I’ll Cry’ is a musical ode to the all-American greats […]

Tracks

Track premiere: Paul Tabachneck “New America” – Listen

August 22, 2017 0

Brooklyn singer songwriter Paul Tabachneck has been writing in his own words “relationshippy” music for a while now, but world events have turned his head to another subject. He told us: “One reason I always gave short […]

Articles by Andrew Frolish

Video Premiere: Karen Jonas “Forever”

Video Premiere: Nicholas Johnson “Middle of Nowhere, Ohio”

Video Premiere: Jake Ybarra “A Whole Lot to Remember”

Video: Beans on Toast “Against the War”

Video Premiere: The Trouble Notes “The Banjolorian”

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Angel’s Eye”

Book of Churches “Book of Churches”

Classic Clips: I’m With Her and Iron & Wine “Overland” – Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA – 24th July 2025

Live Review: Eagles, Sphere, Las Vegas – 27th February 2026

Lolly Lee “Everything Spins”