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More People Really Should Know About: Kate Ellis

April 16, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 0

Amid today’s obsession with genre labelling (is this country, is this pop, is this….whatever), it feels all the more important to cherish artists whose priorities run counter to the marketing spin, sinister algorithms and other such […]

For the Sake of the Song: Jason Isbell “The Life You Chose”

April 15, 2024 Helen Jones 4

Trying to choose a favourite out of the almost faultless catalogue of songs Jason Isbell has put out feels like a daunting, nigh impossible, task, but it dawned on me just recently as I was enjoying […]

Classic Clip: Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” Wembley Stadium – 11th June 1988

April 11, 2024 Chas Lacey 0

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em” It’s Wembley Stadium, 11th June 1988, and Stevie Wonder has just had to postpone his slot at the Nelson Mandela concert at […]

Classic Clips: Neil Young “A Man Needs a Maid” – Live at the BBC, 1971

April 8, 2024 Helen Jones 3

I first became enchanted by ‘A Man Needs A Maid’ when I heard a version of it on the 2007 Neil Young covers album ‘Borrowed Tunes II’. It’s a song of heartbreaking feeling as Young wrestles […]

The Song Remains: Gerry Conway (1947-2024)

April 2, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

If you needed a British folk rock drummer, call Gerry Conway. Anyone who has enjoyed British folk rock over the last fifty-plus years owes a debt to drummer Gerry Conway who died on 29th March due […]

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 1

Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]

Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

September 7, 2026 0

Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]

Stornoway live at the Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks -29th to 31st August 2026

Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

September 7, 2026 1

Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]