Keith Hargreaves

The Other Side of Me: Keith Hargreaves on the redemptive power of Gil Scott-Heron

September 28, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2

Gil Scott Heron crept into my life in a bath in a rented house in Sidcup. I was a feckless drama student sharing the premises with seven others and Monday night was my bath night. Once […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 66

September 27, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

It’s funny the things you do… As a pastoral leader (unpack that one if you dare) in a school you spend a lot of time developing empathetic relationships with pupils in order to gain an understanding […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 65

September 21, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Faces from the past. One of the pleasures of teaching is meeting students that you have taught when they’ve stopped being irritating, needy little blighters and become their own, individual human beings. That’s not to say […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 64

September 16, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

And we’re back in room… So there it is gone but not forgotten, just. The summer holidays are rightly cherished by all those in the teaching profession. By the end of the academic year tempers are […]

Starry Skies “Small Wonders”

September 15, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Fourth album from Glasgow based folk/art chamber popsters. There’s lot to like about this latest offering from the well respected Starry Skies. Adept at mixing genres but rooted in singer songwriter sensibilities this album offers a […]

Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0

The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]

Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0

Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]

Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0

Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]

Articles by Keith Hargreaves

The Other Side of Me: Keith Hargreaves on the redemptive power of Gil Scott-Heron

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 66

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 65

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 64

Starry Skies “Small Wonders”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”

Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026