Album Reviews
Heather Little “By Now”
Confessional words and a fine supporting cast make for one of the best country-based albums you’ll hear this year. Kicking in with a Ry Cooder style slide from Audley Freed and a gently plucked banjo Heather […]
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Album Reviews
Mark Knopfler “One Deep River”
Another superbly crafted album, from one of the finest songwriters of our time. From the first bars of ‘Two Pairs of Hands’ this could only be Mark Knopfler. That signature lead guitar line over a chugging […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Brown Horse + Pigeon Wigs + Ead Wood: Le Pub, Newport – 29th March 2024
Brown Horse have attracted the sort of reviews most bands dream of for their debut album and consequently they drew a respectable Good Friday crowd to Newport. Managing to cram all six of the band onto […]
Album Reviews
Magic Tuber Stringband “Needlefall”
Improvised Avant-folk with a unique sound and a strong connection to the nature it celebrates. Magic Tuber Stringband, from North Carolina, are Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan. The duo describe their music as “at the forefront […]
Book Reviews
Paperback Riders: Val Wilmer “As Serious as Your Life”
Subtitled “Black Music and the Free Jazz Revolution, 1957-1977” this book arrived a pivotal point for American culture and is so much more than a book about a small corner of the jazz world. Val Wilmer […]