Chas Lacey

artwork for Ags Connolly album "Your Pal Slim: Songs of James Hand"

Ags Connolly “Your Pal Slim: Songs of James Hand”

November 29, 2024 Chas Lacey 0

Timely tribute to Texan troubadour from home-grown traditional country musician. With his latest release, ‘Your Pal Slim: Songs of James Hand’ the British country-traditionalist Ags Connolly has achieved a rare feat. Not only has he made […]

artwork for Amy Speace album "The American Dream"

Amy Speace “The American Dream”

October 29, 2024 Chas Lacey 1

Songs of innocence and experience form a poetic musical memoir. Amy Speace will be familiar to many as the winner of the UK Americana Music Association’s 2020 International Song of the Year Award for ‘Me and […]

Classic Clips: Eagles “Take It To The Limit” – Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland 1977

October 18, 2024 Chas Lacey 1

Fortunate to have songwriters of the quality of Glenn Frey and Don Henley in their midst, there are a couple of particular Eagles favourites that stemmed from a different source. Don Felder has long maintained that […]

artwork for Rob Heron & The Teapad Orchestra album "Feet First"

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra “Feet First”

October 15, 2024 Chas Lacey 0

Multi-genre musical styles and tales of heartbreak with a feelgood factor. With their sixth album, ‘Feet First’, Newcastle-based Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have packed in soul, doo-wop, rockabilly, blues and country into a […]

artwork for Kelley Mickwee album “Everything Beautiful”

Kelley Mickwee “Everything Beautiful”

October 2, 2024 Chas Lacey 0

Soulful singing and retro-production reminiscent of ‘Dusty In Memphis’. Having set out to make “a record that sounds like a girl from Memphis, because that’s who I am”, Kelley Mickwee’s ‘Everything Beautiful’ has a wonderful retro-soul […]