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Corey Ledet “Corey Ledet’s Zydeco”

February 4, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Treat yourself to a COVID secure Louisiana Saturday night in your own home with ‘Corey Ledet’s Zydeco’. Zydeco is a black indigenous music from Louisiana, and while it has a fascinating history and is one of […]

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Beans on Toast “Knee Deep in Nostalgia”/”The Unforeseeable Future”

February 4, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

A two album missive about the past and the present filled with wry observations and brilliant lyricism Jay McAllister is a folk musician whose broader musical palette has seen him develop a particular brand of socially […]

KB Bayley “Little Thunderstorms”

February 3, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Atmospheric playing, dusty guitar and some compelling songs. An early year highlight. There’s no sound more Americana than a Dobro guitar played with a slide. The opening of ‘Cold Rain’ the first song on KB Bayley’s […]

Jeremy Porter and the Tucos “Candy Coated Cannonball”

February 2, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

Power pop for teenagers played, really well, by their dads. Opening with a rock and roll riff, and a Farfisa organ, ‘Put You On Hold’ is a solid slab of early sixties garage rock. However, it […]

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Karen Matheson “Still Time”

February 2, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

A smooth-voiced Celtic offering amid the ghost of Robert Burns Karen Matheson is well known as the long term voice of Capercaillie though she has also produced 4 solo albums and now 5 with her most […]