Darren Lumbroso

Album art work for Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter's “Sea Song Sessions”

Jon Boden, Seth Lakeman, Ben Nicholls, Emily Portman and Jack Rutter “Sea Song Sessions”

September 23, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Superb collection of maritime songs and sea shanties performed by the cream of Britain’s folk musicians. Britain is a maritime nation. The sea has long defined British identity, in terms of both how Britons view themselves […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Billy Bragg, Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, Cara Tivey “Hello In There”, Glasgow, 1990

September 20, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 1

The last Chain Gang showcased 10,000 Maniacs and David Byrne singing a cover version. This week’s Chain Gang also comprises a cover of a well-known americana favourite featuring one of the protagonists in the previous clip […]

Artwork for Little Quirks EP "Call To Unknowns"

Little Quirks “Call To Unknowns”

September 5, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Likeable EP from young Australians, for fans of Mumford And Sons, First Aid Kit and The Staves. Little Quirks are a band of siblings and cousins hailing from New South Wales in Australia. Sisters Abbey and […]

Art work for Fritillaries album "Fritillaries"

Fritillaries “Fritillaries”

August 17, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Sensitive, wistful and accomplished folky debut album from Bristol based duo. Fritillaries are a type of plant which produce bell-shaped, chequered flowers in the spring. The Fritillaries the band comprise Hannah Pawson and Gabriel Wynne who […]

Art work for Mariel Buckley album “Everywhere I Used To Be”

Mariel Buckley “Everywhere I Used To Be”

August 3, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 1

Exceptional and sincere record from Canadian singer songwriter aimed at underdogs everywhere. Mariel Buckley hails from Calgary which sits in a vast, often brown coloured plain, in southern Alberta in Canada. Her excellent third album is […]

Track Premiere: Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter “What We Did With The Place”

July 29, 2026 0

Sara Milonovich has been taking stock as she prepares her fourth album, Last Resort Motor Inn, and she has some stock to take note of. She was raised on a family farm in upstate New York; […]

Video: Ghost Flowers “By Then” – how to carve your place in life

July 29, 2026 0

Be absorbed by the new single from husband and wife duo Armand and SJ Lance, also known as Ghost Flowers. By Then is an atmospheric introduction to the duo, who began writing and recording songs in […]

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 […]

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