Peter Thompson

Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Marling Songs

October 3, 2024 Peter Thompson 2

Surely one of the best singer-songwriters of her generation, four time Mercury Music Prize nominee Laura Marling just goes from strength to strength. As we await the release of Marling’s eighth solo studio album “Patterns in […]

Artwork for Fairground Attraction album "Beautiful Happening"

Fairground Attraction “Beautiful Happening”

September 25, 2024 Peter Thompson 2

34 years after the band broke up, Fairground Attraction are back with their ‘proper’ second album. It may be imperfect but its release marks a new beginning for a band aiming to pick up where they […]

Artwork for Joe Fahey album "Andrea's Exile"

Joe Fahey “Andrea’s Exile”

September 9, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

Inconsistent sixth solo offering from Minneapolis singer-songwriter. Joe Fahey’s musical journey started in North Minneapolis in 1979, playing guitar or bass in a number of bands, until in 1990 he founded Carp 18 as the primary […]

Artwork for reissue of Dorothy Carter album "Troubadour"

Reissue: Dorothy Carter “Troubadour”

August 28, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

Solid reissue of 1976 debut offering from renowned hammered dulcimer player. Dorothy Carter had a fascinating life and career; between her birth in New York City in 1935, through to her death in New Orleans in […]

Artwork for Amy Annelle album "The Toll"

Amy Annelle “The Toll”

August 27, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

A great comeback record featuring high-quality songwriting. Amy Annelle is a storyteller based in Austin, Texas. Annelle has been around the scene for some time, with a career stretching back more than for a quarter of […]