Sebastian Reyes Turner

Cover artwork for Amy Melissen and Lee Stivers' album Something Tells Me Everything Will Be Alright

Amy Melissen & Lee Stivers “Something Tells Me Everything Will Be Alright”

May 5, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

Homage as an access point into the musical canon. It’s almost essential for artists at the start of their musical journeys to rely heavily on the compositions of admired musicians. Whatever elements resonate more deeply are […]

artwork for Luke James Williams album Lime Hotel

Luke James Williams “Limes Hotel”

April 20, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

A poetic sophomore album showing future promise. Loss is never an easy experience, though it can elicit very different responses. As rising alternative folk artist Luke James Williams explains, “Grief is universal, but it often feels […]

Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

April 1, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

artwork for The Sarandon's album Long Way Home

The Sarandons “Long Way Home”

March 25, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

Toronto music stalwarts’ third album is a confident step forward. The Sarandons are a Toronto-based band made up of Dave Suchon (lead vocals and guitar), Damian Coleman (vocals and bass), Edmund Cummings (vocals and keys), Craig […]

artwork for Jim Lauderdale's album Country Super Hits Volume 2

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”

March 20, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0

Lauderdale releases a worthy, heartfelt follow-up twenty years later. At the age of sixty-eight, Jim Lauderdale is in top form, his voice as good as ever. The iconic songwriter, now a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
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RE: My First Record Player
I had a Rotel amp and turntable too until the buttons s...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@peterthompson When Ryan Adams string breaks during Bar...
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World Party - Private Revolution
Oh Karl - you left us much too soon. word on the street...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero (vinyl) XTC - English...
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David Allan Coe (9/6/1939 - 4/29/2026)
David Allan Coe was certainly a controversial figure, b...
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RE: Versions!
You know those songs that you know and that song become...
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RE: My First Record Player
I don't remember the brand of my first record player sa...
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Live Review: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Guthrie Green, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 29th April 2026

May 7, 2026 0

There is something quietly compelling about seeing Gillian Welch and David Rawlings in a setting like Guthrie Green. Beneath a full moon hanging low in a cloudless and distinctly chilly Oklahoma sky, this free, open-air show, […]

Adam Donen “Bible Stories”

May 7, 2026 0

Tom Waits inspires industrial Gothic gospel blues. Now this is a strange one. Adam Donen is a multi-faceted artist; apparently, he “invents art forms, writes, directs and composes” Hmmmm. To be fair, to back this up, […]

Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

May 7, 2026 0

With springtime now upon us, it is time to delve into some of the recent folk and roots music embracing these warmer, albeit not always drier, times. A plethora of new releases landed in the inbox […]

Articles by Sebastian Reyes Turner

Amy Melissen & Lee Stivers “Something Tells Me Everything Will Be Alright”

Luke James Williams “Limes Hotel”

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

The Sarandons “Long Way Home”

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”

Live Review: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Guthrie Green, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 29th April 2026

Adam Donen “Bible Stories”

Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

Deer Tick “ACI” – a place for porridge

Video Premiere: Michael McDermott “The Best We Get” – only focus on what is in your control