Darren Lumbroso

Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 6th-8th September 2024

September 20, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

This is the second year of the Septembersong festival, which is billed as “a slightly psychedelic seasonal celebration”. It takes place at Braziers Park, set in the south Oxfordshire countryside and is run by brothers Joe […]

Jack Garton “Original Skin”

September 2, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

Excellent third album from multi-talented Canadian singer-songwriter. Jack Garton has been entertaining audiences in British Columbia for several years, as well as touring and collaborating with a number of Western Canadian roots bands. ‘Original Skin’ is […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Long Ryders’ Songs

August 22, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 8

Taking their name from a Walter Hill-directed Western, The Long Ryders emerged as part of the Paisley Underground in the 1980s, after Sid Grifin left the garage-influenced The Unclaimed. Griffin’s initial musicians wanted-advert for the band […]

The Makers Out “Bloodlines/Hope”

July 22, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

Beautifully produced debut album which carries the flame of Cosmic American music into the future. ‘Bloodlines/Hope‘ is The Makers Out’s debut album, a beautiful produced record which weaves a rich musical tapestry. The Makers Out is […]

Mark Geary “In The Time Of Locusts”

July 19, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

Thoughtful sixth album from Irish singer-songwriter. Mark Geary was born in Dublin but spent 20 years living in New York, having won a green card in the lottery, where he set up home in the East […]

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0

“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 0

The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

July 28, 2026 0

When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

Articles by Darren Lumbroso

Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 6th-8th September 2024

Jack Garton “Original Skin”

Essentials: The Top 10 Long Ryders’ Songs

The Makers Out “Bloodlines/Hope”

Mark Geary “In The Time Of Locusts”

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham”

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