Ian C Rothery

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 Ian C Rothery 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

artwork for Dallas Good, Richard Reed Parry album "were The Watchtowers"

Dallas Good, Richard Reed Parry “Were “The Watchtowers””

June 25, 2026 Ian C Rothery 2

A poignant final act from Dallas Good in collaboration with Richard Reed Parry, leaving us with a melancholic album, beautiful, sad and thought-provoking. There’s something quietly arresting about this new record by Dallas Good and Richard […]

Live Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit + Will Johnson, Royal Albert Hall, London – 11th June 2026

June 19, 2026 Ian C Rothery 0

The Royal Albert Hall is large and atmospheric, impressing physically whilst looming large in the national psyche. It recalls a nation’s history whilst representing a vast cultural heritage, and it vibrantly continues to foster the joy […]

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Alex Amen “Sun Of Amen”

June 11, 2026 Ian C Rothery 0

The immediate retro vibe transports you through space and time into the canyons, mountains, streams and the windmills of your mind. One of the wonderful, and indeed miraculous, attributes of this mysterious thing called music is […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard “California Zephyr”

June 8, 2026 Ian C Rothery 0

The idea of a journey, setting off on the road, the excitement, the anticipation of discovery, leaving the stress and worries and memories behind is a construct we all can identify with. The romance of the […]

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “There Was You”

August 21, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]

Alicia Blue “Country Desire”

August 21, 2026 0

A confident debut that shows the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has a vigour that sets her apart from the crowd. For singer-songwriter Alicia Blue, Waylon Jennings isn’t so much an influence as someone she calls “a creative angel […]

Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015

August 21, 2026 0

Michael Hurley died last year, and wasn’t it starting to look like he wasn’t the dying kind? Every now and then someone goes, and it’s only then that you realise what you’d been hoping for: that […]

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