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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 93

April 28, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 1

Holidays are over but what a holiday… Hate to gloat but sometimes it all works and the last school holidays really did. If this is what the future holds after July then bring it on! Of […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 91

April 6, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Thank God for Easter ( works on several levels..)! Creaking my way towards the end of term has been a mixed blessing tinted with a touch of melancholia as I grasp the fact that several of […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 90

March 28, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Damn the fragility of the body. The spirit is certainly willing but …f**k, the body isn’t at the moment. After 4 weeks of nursing a back (and boring you dear reader with my moaning), last weekend […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 88

March 14, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Art not just for art’s sake but for all of our sakes. Working in education means I regularly brush up against things that are not mainstream once school days are done. By this I mean regularly […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 87

March 7, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

We can’t blame Covid for everything. As I start to think about the end of next term and my finishing full time teaching I am inevitably drawn to reflect a little bit on how things have […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

July 15, 2026 0

One of the most influential singer-songwriters of the modern era, James Taylor returns to the UK this month for his first London performance in three years when he takes to the stage at The O2 Arena […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0

And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London. Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

News

Transatlantic Sessions reveal guest vocalists for 2026 season

December 17, 2025 0

Always a musical highlight of the Winter, Transatlantic Sessions returns for 2026, continuing to explore and celebrate the rich musical traditions that connect Scotland, Ireland and the US. With its roots as an award-winning TV series […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Robert Deeble “Orphan Song”

November 6, 2025 0

Here’s the latest single from Seattle singer-songwriter Robert Deeble. Inspired by the graphic novel ‘The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song’, which tells the story of the difficult relationship between country music pioneers AP and Sara […]

Album Reviews

Josie Bello “Have Purpose Live Long” (Independent, 2020)

October 20, 2020 5

Josie Bello is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter born and raised in New York City and now residing on Long Island. ‘Have Purpose Live Long’, is her second album, the first, ‘Can’t Go Home’, having been released in […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 93

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 91

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 90

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 88

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 87

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change