David Chalfen

Live Review: Zachary Lucky, Green Note, London – 12th October 2025

October 21, 2025 David Chalfen 1

A classic troubadour from the Canadian Prairies, Zachary Lucky’s autumn tour covers the UK, Belgium and Holland. Raised in Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, he shares this native town with the likes of Deep Dark Woods, Kacy and […]

Live Review: Gemma Hayes + Lily Lyons, St Pancras Old Church – London 4th September 2025

September 16, 2025 David Chalfen 0

This is the first of three sold out nights at this venue and just down the road at the less overtly spiritual Lexington. It’s billed as a residency and in a week when there’s a political […]

Live Review: Madison Violet, Lexington, London – 31st July 2025

August 11, 2025 David Chalfen 1

The duo of Lisa MacIsaac and Brenley MacEachern have clocked up 25 years as Madison Violet and have picked up numerous awards in their Canadian homeland. So, it’s a momentous decision to call it quits at […]

Live Review: I’m With Her + Keenan O’Meara, Barbican, London – 29th May 2025

June 10, 2025 David Chalfen 2

This trio – Sarah Jarosz, Sarah Watkins and Aoife O’Donovan – always create a buzz ahead of their appearances. The supergroup descriptor is overused, but it is undeniably true in this case from whatever angle you […]

Live Review: An Audience With Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amazing Grace, London – 19th May 2025

May 30, 2025 David Chalfen 1

Amazing Grace is a very new venue for a long-established icon of Americana. A finely converted 19th-century church situated at one side of a quadrangle that covers London Bridge station, The Shard, and Guy’s Hospital, it […]

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0

Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0

Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

Articles by David Chalfen

Live Review: Zachary Lucky, Green Note, London – 12th October 2025

Live Review: Gemma Hayes + Lily Lyons, St Pancras Old Church – London 4th September 2025

Live Review: Madison Violet, Lexington, London – 31st July 2025

Live Review: I’m With Her + Keenan O’Meara, Barbican, London – 29th May 2025

Live Review: An Audience With Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amazing Grace, London – 19th May 2025

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

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