Clint West

Tyler Childers “Country Squire” (Hickman Holler Records, 2019)

August 29, 2019 Clint West 0

Tyler Childers self-released his first album ‘Bottles and Bibles’ in 2011 aged 19. A bit rough around the edges maybe, but that release offered a glimpse of the potential that the young Kentuckian had. It also […]

Tough Old Bird “The Old Great Lakes” (Independent, 2019)

August 16, 2019 Clint West 0

Tough Old Bird are a folk duo from Fillmore, New York State, comprising brothers Nathan and Matthew Corrigan. With two EPs and two previous albums of more traditional American folk music under their belts, ‘The Old […]

The Schramms “Omnidirectional” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

July 25, 2019 Clint West 0

Dave Schramm genuinely fits that over-used expression ‘a musician’s musician’. Perhaps he’s best known as the lead guitarist on Yo La Tengo’s first releases, including their acclaimed debut album ‘Ride The Tiger’. He has since returned […]

Michael Clancy “Songbird” EP (Independent, 2019)

July 11, 2019 Clint West 2

Michael Clancy is an English songwriter from Colchester, Essex. Now before you click on to the next review, please read on a bit. His five-track ‘Songbird’ EP reveals him to be a very accomplished songwriter. The […]

The Sheepdogs + Creatures, The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 18th June 2019

June 26, 2019 Clint West 0

The Sheepdogs may hail from Saskatoon, Canada but it’s clear that their musical roots lay much further south – The Allman Brothers and the whole early seventies ‘southern rock’ scene based around Capricorn Records in Macon, […]