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Live Reviews

Live Review: Diana Jones, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – 16th April 2023

April 24, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
As Diana Jones ended her performance to rapturous applause, the person next to your reviewer could not have summed it up better, “She gives you hope that the world might be a better place and she […]
Album Reviews

Nate Fredrick and the Wholesome Boys “Nate Fredrick and the Wholesome Boys”

April 6, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
Rocking introspection. According to the band’s website this debut EP represents a “new chapter” for Nate Fredrick. His new band the Wholesome Boys add robust layers of rock to complement his equally strong vocal range. The […]
Book Reviews

Book Review – Mike Fiorito “Mescalito Riding His White Horse”

April 4, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
A connection between bluegrass and Buddhism may not appear obvious. But fans of legendary bluegrass artist Peter Rowan will know they are inextricably bound. Since he was a teenager, author Mike Fiorito has loved bluegrass generally […]
Album Reviews

Alex Mabey “The Waiting Room”

March 28, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
Bleak reflections of an ending but not without hope. In fifteen tracks Alex Mabey presents in words and music her exit from an unhealthy marriage. This emotional tide runs deep as she lays out with stark […]
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Live Review: Chris Ronald + Paul Hoad, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – 12th March 2023

March 17, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
Having released his third album ‘Light & Dark’, Canadian singer/songwriter Chris Ronald is touring over here at last. His joy at being back out on the road doing what he loves was palpable from the moment […]

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Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

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The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]
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Album Reviews

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

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Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]
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Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

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Pat Carter, singer/songwriter of acclaimed alt-country band Rodeo FM, and his partner in crime, Luis de Cicco, head man of hill country blues combo Caboose, will hit the road again in April 2026, promoting their new […]

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Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2
At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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AUK Chain Gang: Flatt & Scruggs “Iron Curtain”

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When Keith Hargreaves steps out of his shed of an evening and looks up, what does he see?  Stars.  There are a lot of stars, the greatest number inhabit the Main Sequence – they are your […]
Album Reviews

Son Volt “Union” (Transmit Sound, 2019)

April 11, 2019 0
While Jay Farrar might be considered as being pretty grounded when it comes to singing about familiar folk themes he’s never been a political writer. On ‘Union’ that changes as he here turns to topical concerns, […]
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Kat Wallace and David Sasso “Old Habits”

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Second release from bluegrass duo which hints of even better to come. Old Habits is the second release by duo Kat Wallace and David Sasso, a light and delicate folk/bluegrass record, with touches of singer-songwriter material. […]

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