Andy Davidson

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without it: Sam Outlaw

January 15, 2025 Andy Davidson 3

“I Wish that I could hold my mama/ Just once before she leaves/ But I can’t/ No I can’t…” Sam Outlaw will always hold a special place in my heart. I’ve played and waited for those […]

For the Sake of the Song: Adam Hood “Play Something We Know”

December 16, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Open Season at the Bar. “Play somethin’ we could sing to/ Play something we know.” This Christmas spare a thought for all those playing live music. Yuletide’s over-indulgence often leads to people’s inhibitions getting parked and […]

The Holy Grail Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Session

December 6, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

One of Maida Vale 4’s brilliant, arcane recordings. It would be safe to say John Peel championed Smog. Bill Callahan recorded three Peel Sessions, the first in November 94, then again in October 97 and finally […]

Les Hay Babies “Tintamarre”

November 18, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

A bit Lost in Translation and Transit. The Acadian trio Les Hay Babies are releasing their fourth studio album following ‘Boît aux lettres’ (Mailbox) in 2020. An indie folk trio, women of New Brunswick origin, comprising […]

Book Review: Xan Brooks “The Catchers”

November 1, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Xan Brooks is a freelance writer and broadcaster now specialising in cinema. He was an associate editor of The Guardian and, before that, a writer and editor at the Big Issue magazine. His first novel, ‘The […]