Tim Martin

Live Review: Lady Nade + Simeon Hammond Dallas, St Thomas the Martyr Church, Bristol 20th October 2022

October 26, 2022 Tim Martin 0

After a long wait to tour her excellent album ‘Willing’, this was a triumphant homecoming show for Lady Nade. Having moved to a larger venue to meet the demand for tickets, this eighteenth century church turned […]

Long Mama “Poor Pretender”

October 20, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A more than passable debut, but the music needs to catch up with the words and their ambition next time. Long Mama are led by singer songwriter Kat Wodtke, on what they describe as “a haunting […]

Hal Cannon “Nothin’ Lastin’”

October 20, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Stunning collection of songs that will be one of the lasting classics of the year. The rattling percussion and graveyard choir of opening song ‘Thirty Six Miles’ goes straight to the heart of Cannon’s assertion that: […]

Only Child “Looking Forward To Looking Back – A Decade Of Only Child”

October 14, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A good primer for a Liverpool songwriter who combines message and music to great effect. As the title suggests this is 10 songs drawn from the four earlier albums, looking back over 10 years from Liverpool […]

Americana Bedrock – Bob Dylan

October 13, 2022 Tim Martin 0

In our perpetual quest for what americana is, one name stands out above all the rest. Measured by the number of pieces on Americana UK and how well read they are Bob Dylan is americana. Over […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”