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Black Tar Roses “Rebels, Rogues and Outlaws” (Independent, 2019)

August 7, 2019 Russell Murphy 2

There is sometimes a danger of folk albums – and especially those labelled in sub-genres such as Dark Folk, as the release notes for this debut offering from ‘Black Tar Roses’ describe the band – to […]

Drivin N Cryin “Live the Love Beautiful” (Independent, 2019)

August 7, 2019 Linda Jameson 0

Not seen since 2009’s ‘Whatever Happened to the Great American Bubble Factory’, Drivin N Cryin are back with a powerful and accomplished album produced by Aaron Lee Tasjan. The album, ‘Live the Love Beautiful’ is a […]

E.G. Phillips “At Home At Sea” (Independent, 2019)

August 6, 2019 Rick Bayles 0

As a singer/songwriter it’s always considered an advantage to have a distinctive voice – but can a voice be a little too “distinctive”? You can argue that a very distinctive voice never harmed the sales of […]

Karen Jonas “Lucky, Revisited” (Independent, 2019)

August 5, 2019 Steven Howlett 0

“Hang on to your hats boys”… and so begins the first bit of advice from Karen Jonas at the start of ‘Ophelia’ the first song on ‘Lucky, Revisited’. It would be well to take heed because […]

Erisy Watt “Paints In The Sky” (Independent, 2019)

August 2, 2019 Peter Churchill 0

Although raised in Nashville, Erisy Watt has a voice and musical style that is a million miles away from much of what is churned out of Music City these days. Watt instead veers more toward the […]