Darren Lumbroso

Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 17th September 2023

September 22, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

lt’s mid September but the trees are yet to exhibit their autumnal hues as I pedal through the South Oxfordshire countryside to Braziers Park, for the final day of the Septembersong festival. It doesn’t feel like […]

Artwork for Wide Arches album "Farewell To All The Lovely Things"

Wide Arches “Farewell to All The Lovely Things”

September 14, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

A record filled with baroque pop and folk. ‘Farewell To All The Lovely Things‘ by Wide Arches is the debut album by singer-songwriter Jacob Gorzhaltsan. Having written over 50 songs during the pandemic, and been awarded […]

Margo Price live at the Lafayette, London 25th august 2023

Live Review: Margo Price + Tommy Prine, Lafayette, London – 25th August 2023

September 1, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

This was Margo Price’s first gig in the UK since she played the C2C: Country To Country Festival in March 2018 at the O2 Arena in London. Much has happened since then, Price has released two […]

Live Review: Folk In The Park, Sutton, London – 19th August 2023

August 25, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2

Folk In The Park is a relatively new and small festival held in Manor Park in Sutton, South London, with 13 artists playing across two stages. It’s organised by Hannah White and Keiron Marshall, together with […]

Album artwork for Cedarsmoke's "The Great & The Terrible"

Cedarsmoke “The Great & The Terrible”

August 18, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

An album full of well-crafted narratives describing the highs and lows of life. The Brisbane-based group Cedarsmoke is the vehicle via which Jon Cloumassis releases music. Cedarsmoke’s second album is an exploration of change in all […]

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 – 17th September 2023

Wide Arches “Farewell to All The Lovely Things”

Live Review: Margo Price + Tommy Prine, Lafayette, London – 25th August 2023

Live Review: Folk In The Park, Sutton, London – 19th August 2023

Cedarsmoke “The Great & The Terrible”

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”

Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates