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Live Review: Allison Russell @Celtic Connections, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 28th January 2024

February 5, 2024 KC Vines 1

The long sleeves of Allison Russell’s sequinned mesh crop top are caught in the workings of her banjo. She doubles up in laughter as bassist Caoimhe Hopkinson tries to unwind her. This is something Russell does […]

Live Review: William Prince, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow – 19th November 2023

November 28, 2023 KC Vines 0

King Tut’s on a Sunday night in late November appeared ominously quiet. Looks can be deceptive though – turning the corner from the stairs to the main room I was met with a wall of people. […]

Live Review: Taylor McCall +Sebastian Schub, The Troubadour – London, 6th November 2023

November 20, 2023 KC Vines 0

This was a London launch for South Carolina’s Taylor McCall. A showcase, but a low-key and intimate one. Without the frills of a compère signalling his entrance, somehow McCall was there, unexpectantly in our midst, unannounced, […]

Live Review: Arborist, The Hug and Pint, Glasgow – 28th May 2023

June 5, 2023 KC Vines 0

At the end of a short mainland UK tour; four dates in as many nights from Hackney to Glasgow, it would be tempting to finish on an upbeat number then take the party to the Hug […]

Live Review: Beans on Toast + Will Varley + Rosie H Sullivan @Celtic Connections, Drygate, Glasgow, 5th February 2023

February 13, 2023 KC Vines 0

It’s the closing night of Celtic Connections 2023. Will Varley has driven direct from his gig in Weston Super Mare last night, and is heading for Montrose tomorrow – just about the longest trip between dates […]