Gordon Sharpe

Interview: Andrew Combs on new album, politics and how fatherhood is shaping his future

January 21, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 1

Tennessean Andrew Combs, an artist who has managed to make big strides both in the indie and Americana worlds over four beautifully crafted albums, is an increasingly regular visitor to these shores over the last few […]

Timothy Alice and the Dead Star Band “SpaceStation AM 500” (Independent, 2019)

January 20, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

The clang of guitars and gruff manly vocals do not always fill me with excitement but in this case, the more I listened to Timothy Alice and the Dead Star Band the more I heard and […]

Casati “This is Just to Say” (MAPL, 2019)

January 6, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

Casati, Canadians from Manitoba, started off as the Grace Hrabi Trio in 2014 playing Jazz standards and this is their second and latest album. The name Casati derives from “The patron saint of infinite variety the […]

Joe Henry “The Gospel According to Water” (Ear Music, 2019)

December 3, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0

In his 30 year plus career, Joe Henry has achieved a great deal. He has just released his 15th studio album ‘The Gospel According to Water’. He has produced artists ranging from Bonnie Raitt to Solomon Burke. […]

Sarah Lee Langford “Two Hearted Rounder” (Cornelius Chapel Records, 2019)

November 6, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0

Hopefully one of the benefits of a review is that it can tell you something you don’t know – usually about the artist, the subject matter or the musicians involved. In this case I am going […]