Tracks
Brother Roy “Carolina” – Listen
Carolina is a track from the debut album, Last Man Standing, from growly voiced folk-rocker Brother Roy. It’s a superb funky groove with touches of Levon Helm and Dr John in the vocal whilst the keyboards […]
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Album Reviews
Jade Jackson “Gilded” (Anti-, 2017)
What they say about Jade Jackson, and what’s borne out by her debut album Gilded, is that she’s old beyond her years. And what that means is that Jade Jackson can convey years of hard living […]
Live Reviews
John Tams & Barry Coope, Hitchin Folk Club, The Sun Inn, Hitchin 24th September 2017
John Tams is not your typical seventy year old folkie – yes he has a great voice and a fine repertoire of songs both traditional and self-penned, and naturally – like many of his contemporaries – […]
Album Reviews
Nicole Atkins “Goodbye Rhonda Lee” (Single Lock Records, 2017)
It’s not unreasonable to wonder who Rhonda Lee is, and why the ex-queen of Asbury Park and new resident of Nashville is bidding her farewell. Nicole Atkins provides the answer – it’s herself, or at least […]
Live Reviews
Moonsville Collective, At The Top, Long Beach California, Friday 15th September
The rest of the building may be still under construction to make another restaurant but right At The Top everything is fine and dandy – it’s Long Beach’s latest music venue / bar and it still […]