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Sorrel Nation, live at Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire, - 23rd February 2025

Live Review: Sorrel Nation, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 23rd February 2025

March 4, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

The first show of the new year at the Newbald Village Hall, and the first of a new venture for early evening Sunday concerts, with the doors opening at 4.30 pm and the gig commencing half […]

Live Review: Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes + Our Man In The Field @The Fallen Angels Club, St. Luke’s, Glasgow – 23rd February 2025

February 28, 2025 Paul Kerr 5

Commonly regarded these days as the best rock gig you can experience (certainly by most folk I know), an evening with Chuck Prophet never fails to excite, there’s always an air of expectation which, on the […]

Live Review: Transatlantic Sessions 2025, Royal Festival Hall, London, Sunday 9th February 2025

February 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

Over the last thirty years, growing out of BBC sessions and star spots at Celtic Connections, Transatlantic Sessions have become – to borrow from Chesterton – The Flying Folk Club. And not just as a travelling […]

Live Review: The Cactus Blossoms, La Marbrerie, Montreuil, France – 12th February 2025

February 24, 2025 Brian Hancill 0

What do you think sets The Cactus Blossoms apart from other Americana-flavoured acts? Well, on the surface you might mention their short-haired, clean-shaven style. They wear matching jackets on stage instead of trying to look like […]

Live Review: The Music of David Crosby, The Barbican, London, 3rd February 2025

February 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2

Two years, two weeks and a day – but hey, who’s counting? – since David Crosby died saw an ensemble gig at The Barbican to celebrate specifically his album ‘If I Could Only Remember My Name‘ […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3

Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]

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