Tales of people and places in America’s north west The lines, “I’m going west, west, west with you my love/ ‘Cause that’s what’s best for us right now” not only start the album’s opener, ‘Going West’, but […]
In a recent interview with AUK ahead of his UK tour Rod Picott’s enthusiasm for getting back out playing came across loud and clear. Even on the penultimate date of his UK tour, after a day […]
Sensitive crafting of original folk for a new generation. At first glance the appeal of an album of reworked traditional music might be limited only to the folk purist. But if applied to this second release […]
A profound meditation of the natural world. Album titles can range from the blindingly obvious to totally obscure and sometimes seem to have been created as an afterthought. Not so Shearwater’s ‘The Great Awakening’. As with […]
When compiling my ‘Top Ten Ever’ list I spent surprisingly little time ruminating how and what to include. Instead, I just came up with ten albums that for various reasons have made a deep impression on […]
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