Tim Martin

Tray Wellington “Black Banjo”

April 27, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A bold bluegrass album that moves the music in new directions, taking some risks and winning with nearly all of them. Tray Wellington opens his debut album with a typical Bluegrass Banjo showcase ‘Crooked Mind’. Following […]

Jill Jackson “Yours Aye”

April 26, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Classic country music, with enough that’s new to make every song a must listen. Jill Jackson says of her music. “I grew up attached to the classic country music my parents doted on, and was especially […]

Garrett Heath “The Losing End”

April 20, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Documenting the decline of a nation, while trying to capture its beauty. A tough task that Heath is equal to. ‘The Losing End’ “features a collection of stories from Heath’s own patchwork of rural rust-belt America, […]

Michael Weston King “The Struggle”

April 12, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A singer-songwriter album that showcases sides of King we don’t see in his day job. King is one half of the duo My Darling Clementine, but this is far more of a “Singer-Songwriter” album than their […]

Calexico “El Mirador”

April 8, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A melting pot of styles, songs and supporters produces a brilliant album which insists that you dance to it. The mix of Mexican, Americana and Indie Rock that Calexico serve up has always been appealing on […]

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Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

March 24, 2026 0

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

March 24, 2026 0

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 […]

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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

Tray Wellington “Black Banjo”

Jill Jackson “Yours Aye”

Garrett Heath “The Losing End”

Michael Weston King “The Struggle”

Calexico “El Mirador”

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”