Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 143 “Grrrrrrr”
Every week I put together the playlist for the radio show it is a deliberate mix of brand new stuff (to demonstrate how of the moment I am), obscure stuff (to demonstrate how gnomic and out […]
Articles by Keith Hargreaves
News
The Maverick line up for their seventeenth year is now complete and it’s a doozey!
The UK’s first and some would argue finest Americana festival has announced its full lineup for 2024. The festival will take place from Friday 5th July to Sunday 7th, showcasing artists from both sides of the […]
Album Reviews
Sean McLaughlin and The Wind Up Crows “Goodnight, Lad”
Impressive debut from Shetlander with serious songwriting chops. Opening with a traditional sounding folk instrumental, the brief but endearing ‘Unburnt Viola’, the casual listener could be wrong-footed and move on thinking this is genre bound to […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 142 – “Another one gone…”: Remembering Steve Albini
The news this week that Steve Albini had passed away at the tender age of 61 was both shocking and very sad and rightfully his work has been celebrated as a consequence. Radio has been full […]
News
Blues veteran Rory Block turns her attention to Dylan to create her first ‘Americana’ album
In the 1960s, Greenwich Village was at the epicenter of the burgeoning folk music boom and a young Rory Block had a ringside seat to this evolution. With the release of her new album on June […]