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Live Review: Madison Violet, The Town Hall, Kirton In Lindsey – 3rd February 2023

February 15, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
The first concert of the new year at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue saw the return of Canadian duo Brenley MacEachern and Lisa Maclsaac better known as Madison Violet who only last June treated the regulars […]
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Live Review: Damien Dempsey – Tales From The Holywell, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 1st February 2023

February 14, 2023 Barry Jones 0
By his own admission Damien Dempsey is a bit like Marmite; well I admit to loving both, so that inevitably colours my opinion of Damo’s latest public offering, an 18-date run of a (kind of) one-man […]
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Live Review: James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra + Julian Taylor @ Celtic Connections, Drygate – 4th February 2023

February 13, 2023 Cam Fraser 0
Back in August 2022, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, James Yorkston played a gig at Summerhall featuring two notable but very different guest musicians. Due to a bout of illness, The Second Hand Orchestra’s founder and […]
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Live Review: Beans on Toast + Will Varley + Rosie H Sullivan @Celtic Connections, Drygate, Glasgow, 5th February 2023

February 13, 2023 KC Vines 0
It’s the closing night of Celtic Connections 2023. Will Varley has driven direct from his gig in Weston Super Mare last night, and is heading for Montrose tomorrow – just about the longest trip between dates […]
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Live Review: Matt Owens & the Delusional Vanity Project + Casino Moon, Off the Cuff, Herne Hill, London – 3rd February 2023

February 10, 2023 Peter Feldon 0
The chance to see to see a rare performance from Matt Owens (formerly of Noah and the Whale) outside of the West Country, was enough to persuade this reviewer to head for the hills of south […]

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