Tim Martin

Live Review: The 7 Hills Songwriters Festival, Assembly Rooms Bath, 16th March 2024

March 28, 2024 Tim Martin 0

The Assembly Rooms in Bath were the heart of fashionable society in 18th Century Bath. The Octagon Room, home to the main event today, gets a mention in Jane Austen and Charles Dickens and is one […]

Tyler Ramsey “Raven Shadow” – Listen

March 27, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Two delightful tunes that originally appeared on a 78 rpm disc, given a new life. In 2012, Tompkins Square Records invited then Band of Horses member Tyler Ramsey to record two songs for their Record Store […]

Sam Morrow “On the Ride Here”

March 21, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Roots rock, with more funk than you could hope for, the new album by Sam Morrow is a worthy successor to Lowell George’s Little Feat. “My favourite rock & roll is the stuff that has groove […]

Frontier Ruckus “On The Northline”

March 18, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Urban decay set to Banjos and 60s psych mean a welcome return for an always good band. Lead singer and lyricist Matthew Milia says new album ‘On The Northline’ was “inspired partly by the North Country […]

Bluegrass Briefs – Sister Sadie, Under The Rocks , Bela Fleck

March 6, 2024 Tim Martin 1

Our first round up of 2024 brings 3 constrasting albums from the nearest and furthest reaches of Bluegrass… Sister Sadie ‘No Fear’ The last Sister Sadie album was over 5 years ago and, in that time, […]

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Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

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Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

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Gently charming, melody-rich folk reflections from Suffolk. Suffolk-born and Colchester-based Ady Gainsborough presents his third album. Apparently inspired by life on the Essex-Suffolk border, the acoustic-based songs were recorded live in the studio, using vintage equipment […]

Articles by Tim Martin

Live Review: The 7 Hills Songwriters Festival, Assembly Rooms Bath, 16th March 2024

Tyler Ramsey “Raven Shadow” – Listen

Sam Morrow “On the Ride Here”

Frontier Ruckus “On The Northline”

Bluegrass Briefs – Sister Sadie, Under The Rocks , Bela Fleck

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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