Tim Martin

Live Review: Our Man In The Field, Kings Arms Hotel Malmesbury – 14th October 2023

October 18, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Just 4 months since they last appeared in a small Wiltshire town, Our Man In the Field are back as guests of Malmesbury Live Arts, Acoustic Sessions. And so much has changed in that short time. […]

More People Should Really Know About: Over The Rhine

October 11, 2023 Tim Martin 2

My entry in this series will come as no surprise to anyone. They were the first act I wrote about in these august pages, on their last trip to the UK, in 2017. Paul Russell nominated […]

Bridget Rian “Nuclear Family”

October 10, 2023 Tim Martin 0

An EP that shows growth in her songwriting and singing and loads of promise. Bridget Rian describes her music as a mix of alternative pop and traditional Americana. The first song ‘Tokyo Drift’, bobs along in […]

Paperback Riders – Where is the Great American Novel in 2023?

October 4, 2023 Tim Martin 0

The term “Great American Novel” ™ (or GAN) was coined in 1868 by the novelist John William DeForest. In Paperback Riders we‘ve covered novels from ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ published in 1852 to 2010’s ‘Lean On Pete’ […]

Bluegrass Briefs –The Cleverlys, Nora Brown, Andy Lowe, East Nash Grass, Buster Sledge, Jim Lauderdale

October 2, 2023 Tim Martin 0

The best Americana albums are often a blend of a variety of roots music styles, and sometimes draw in influences from well beyond our little corner of the musical forest. And Bluegrass as we’ve seen in […]

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Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

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An impressive blues-influenced mixture of laid-back and edgier numbers. Coast of Light is Luke Winslow-King’s ninth album after having debuted with Luke Winslow-King in 2008. It is a bit of an outlier from many of the […]

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

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The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]

artwork for The Montvales album "Path Of Totality"

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

March 24, 2026 0

Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

Articles by Tim Martin

Live Review: Our Man In The Field, Kings Arms Hotel Malmesbury – 14th October 2023

More People Should Really Know About: Over The Rhine

Bridget Rian “Nuclear Family”

Paperback Riders – Where is the Great American Novel in 2023?

Bluegrass Briefs –The Cleverlys, Nora Brown, Andy Lowe, East Nash Grass, Buster Sledge, Jim Lauderdale

Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”