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Chris Coole “The Old Man and the C Chord”

February 6, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

Canadian bluegrass virtuoso brings songs as well as style. ‘The Old Man and the C Chord’ represents the third solo offering from Chris Cooley, although he has been part of a much wider musical scene over thirty […]

Helene Cronin “Landmarks”

February 6, 2023 Michael Macy 0

Veteran storyteller sets life’s lessons to music in her sophomore release. ‘Landmarks’, Helene Cronin’s latest album, is music for the dance of life. It also finds the words to face down life’s challenges with grace and […]

Rhys Duursma “Songs From Swan Street Vol.1”

February 2, 2023 Tim Martin 0

A debut EP with lots of promise and directions to follow. Australian singer-songwriter Rhys Duursma’s debut solo EP starts with ‘Same Old’, a fairly routine piece of folk music, which mutates halfway through into a dusty […]

artwork for Peach & Quiet album "Beautiful Thing"

Peach & Quiet “Beautiful Thing”

February 1, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

Canadian duo build on promise of debut album with this stunning sophomore offering. Barely three weeks into the new year and I find myself with the good fortune to be listening to an album that will […]

No Oil Paintings “Rain Season”

January 31, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

An excellent debut showcasing No Oil Painting’s folk, country, blues and rock influences. ‘Rain Season‘ is the debut album by No Oil Paintings, a highly regarded four-piece ‘alt-folk’ band from Belfast; Chris Kelly on lead vocals […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]