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Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Marling Songs

October 3, 2024 Peter Thompson 2

Surely one of the best singer-songwriters of her generation, four time Mercury Music Prize nominee Laura Marling just goes from strength to strength. As we await the release of Marling’s eighth solo studio album “Patterns in […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Rosanne Cash

October 2, 2024 FredArnold 3

Rosanne Cash is not a name that immediately springs to mind when thinking of a high profile, longstanding artist with a back catalogue where you will find a series of albums that are all worth listening […]

More People Really Should Know About: Plumhall

October 1, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

After having chosen to focus on two artists from across the other side of the Atlantic for my previous contributions to this feature I thought this time round I would keep things a little closer to […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Randy Newman “Rednecks”

September 30, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

‘Rednecks’ was the opening song on Randy Newman’s 1974 album “Good Old Boys” and it was the initial kernel which inspired Newman’s examination of the American South on the disc. When it was released, the song […]

The Song Remains: Kris Kristofferson (1936 – 2024)

September 30, 2024 Graeme Tait 4

“Looking back, I’m surprised I had the nerve to do it, but I’m glad I did. Performing the songs and performing in film was just part of my personality, just like football and boxing at one […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]