Darren Lumbroso

Artwork for Duquette Johnston album "Social Animals"

Duquette Johnston “Social Animals”

April 8, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

An optimistic return to the fray for Duquette Johnston after a ten year absence. Duquette Johnston has faced a number of adversities in his life from emotional, financial and spiritual perspectives. These led Johnston to take […]

Artwork for The Infamous Stringdusters album "Toward The Fray"

The Infamous Stringdusters “Toward The Fray”

March 30, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

A steely take on the world by Grammy winning, progressive, bluegrass band. The cover of The Infamous Stringdusters’ latest studio album, ‘Toward The Fray’, features an image of a young girl clutching a teddy bear. She’s […]

Ren Lawton “Today Today Tomorrow”

February 24, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Assured debut album from Newcastle based singer songwriter. Being a self-funded musician can’t be easy in a world where music is now seen by many as a commodity that should be made freely available. Ren Lawton […]

Live review: Jon Boden, Nettlebed Folk Club, Nettlebed – 31st January 2022

February 9, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Located a few miles north of Reading in the beautiful Chilterns’ countryside, Nettlebed Folk Club has been bringing the cream of folk musicians, both old and new, to its small village hall for the best part […]

artwork for Fruit Bats album Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits and Lost Songs (2001–2021)

Fruit Bats “Sometimes A Cloud Is Just A Cloud: Slow Growers, Sleeper Hits And Lost Songs (2001–2021)”

February 1, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

A thoughtful 23 song collection comprising favourites and unreleased rarities Fruit Bats have been the vehicle to showcase the skills of Eric Donald Johnson for two decades, give or take the odd séjour performing as SDJ, […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”