Gordon Sharpe

The Long Farewells “Only the Stars” (Beartrap Spring Records, 2019)

October 16, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0

Whatever else, you have to admire Aaron Rester’s style and imagination. His previous offering, ‘Americayana’, was reviewed in AUK in 2017 and praised for its originality in mixing country music and Hindu mythology in a concept […]

Ben Davis Jr. and the Revelry “Suthernahia” (Broken Jukebox Media 2019)

August 20, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0

Ben Davis is a native of Ohio and lives close by the river of that name – which features prominently in the penultimate track of his new album ‘Suthernahia’ (Suthern-a-hiya). Davis is described as a veteran […]

Eilen Jewell “Gypsy” (Signature Sounds, 2019)

July 26, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0

Press releases can be a little overblown at times but in listening to Eilen Jewell’s new release ‘Gypsy’ I would agree with one thing: it’s varied. The subject matter is widespread and the arrangements, instrumentation and […]

Carly Dow “Comet” (Independent, 2019)

July 19, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0

One thing that reviewing for AUK has taught me is that there are any number of great female vocalists out there. Carly Dow is one such and her album ‘Comet’ is beautifully sung from beginning to […]

Forgotten artists: Leon Russell

July 11, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 6

Elton John, surprisingly to me, declared great respect for Leon Russell as Russell’s career and life were coming to an end. Indeed I felt a bit affronted that the king of tinsel, both visually and musically, […]