Darren Lumbroso

Flutes & Low “Lay Fallow”

March 18, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 0

Sparse, beautiful folk-influenced music shaped by winter, tragedy, and nature. Flutes & Low comprises Ben Pichler and Cambria Haen, who met in Duluth, north-eastern Minnesota. They took their name from the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem “Inversnaid”, […]

Crooked Fingers “Swet Deth”

March 3, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 1

A personal, introspective and emotional charged record featuring some great collaborations. After a 15 year break, Eric Bachmann has resurrected the moniker Crooked Fingers, a name taken from his grandfather’s CB radio handle, to release a […]

Toad the Wet Sprocket “RINGS: The Acoustic Sessions”

February 12, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 2

Thoughtful acoustic reworkings of well-known tracks and deep cuts. Toad the Wet Sprocket have been around, albeit, intermittently for 40 years, so it feels an appropriate anniversary to release what could be deemed a 14 track […]

Ben Reel “Spirit’s not Broken”

January 28, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 2

Irish bard returns with organ‑infused songs anchored in love, hope and resilience. Ben Reel has been a musician since 1989, when he was 17. He’s been hailed as the “Irish Bruce Springsteen” by some critics and […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Darren Lumbroso

January 22, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 4

Lists of popular songs have been around for more than a century. The US music trade paper Billboard began publishing a rundown of the top ten best-selling pieces of sheet music in June 1913. By January […]