Tim Martin

Joe Pug “The Flood In Color” (Nation of Heat Records, 2019)

August 30, 2019 Tim Martin 0

In what is turning into a vintage year for quiet reflective music we now have Joe Pug’s new album ‘The Flood In Color‘. Don’t be fooled by the sleeve which looks like something from a 1970’s […]

Jacob Faurholt “Shake Off the Fear”(Raw Onion Records, 2019)

August 20, 2019 Tim Martin 0

One of Denmark’s most prolific songwriters, Jacob Faurholt is well known in Alt-Folk circles in his home country and while this is his 8th solo release it is the first to be recorded in a proper […]

Rickie Lee Jones “Kicks” (The Other Side of Desire, 2019)

July 31, 2019 Tim Martin 0

This is Rickie Lee Jones’ fifth covers album if you include the ‘Girl at Her Volcano’ EP, following on from 2012s ‘The Devil You Know‘. As usual ‘Kicks‘ mixes ’70s rock covers with some jazz and […]

Cowboy Junkies, Trinity Centre, Bristol, 16th July 2019

July 23, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Surprisingly, this was Cowboy Junkies first visit to Bristol. The Trinity Centre is a converted church with a capacity of 600 and was pretty much full on a warm evening. The Junkies music has toughened up […]

Jesse Dayton “Mix Tape Volume 1” (Blue Elan Records, 2019)

July 12, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Jesse Dayton’s formative musical experience was apparently seeing The Clash supported by Joe Ely, and the spirit of both those artists is all over Dayton’s new album. Collections of covers can be tricky to manage, needing […]