Tim Martin

Bob Bradshaw “The Ghost Light”

April 13, 2021 Tim Martin 0

A well-crafted album, excellent music and some fine storytelling. Bob Bradshaw’s last album ‘Queen of The West’ was a concept album with a single story woven through the songs. This time each song on ‘The Ghost […]

Discovering Dylan

March 25, 2021 Tim Martin 1

One of the (few) advantages of the last year has been the chance to fill in the blanks in my musical education. And one of the big blanks was Bob Dylan. How had I managed to […]

José McGill & The Vagaband “White Noise”

March 22, 2021 Tim Martin 0

A showcase for their TV appearance that will certainly win new fans for their music. This EP is released on the back of recording the soundtrack for, and appear in, the TV awareness campaign for the […]

Harbottle and Jonas “The Beacon”

March 9, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Traditional folk for the 21st century, richly textured playing on fine songs. “Lockdown albums” have become commonplace. Some are good, some seem more designed to while away the time. Very few have been genuinely great. ‘The […]

Classic Americana Albums: Linda Ronstadt “Don’t Cry Now”

March 3, 2021 Tim Martin 1

By the time Linda Ronstadt was reaching the height of her fame in the mid-70s it was taken as read that the artist wrote their songs. So, it was a topic that interviewers brought up throughout […]

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

September 21, 2026 1

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”