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Horsebath band at the end of their set at the Take Root festival on the Foyer stage

Live Review: Take Root Festival 2025, De Oosterpoort Groningen – 1st November 2025

November 10, 2025 NickBarber 1

Long a mainstay of the European americana festival scene, once again, Take Root Festival took over the six stages of the De Oosterpoort complex in Groningen, the Netherlands. The building itself is a multi-room/multi-space cultural centre […]

Live Review: Frazey Ford + Phantom, La Maroquinerie, Paris – 30th October 2025

November 7, 2025 Brian Hancill 0

If I ever begin to doubt that great live music can lift my mood and make the world seem a better place, I will think back to this marvellous show. It was the perfect illustration. During […]

Live Review: An Evening with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Manchester Apollo – 25th October 2025

November 7, 2025 Paddy Wells 0

There’s palpable anticipation among the crowd at tonight’s sold-out auditorium, a buzzing throng of fans spanning several generations. The last time Gillian Welch and David Rawlings were on UK turf was back in 2011, touring the […]

Live Review: Fairport Convention, Cutty Sark, London – 26th October 2025

November 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

A legendary band at an historic venue – for this is not a pub or theatre space named after the famous tea clipper, but a gig held under the very hull of the prime sailing vessel […]

Live Review: Boia Festival, St Davids, Pembrokeshire – 23rd-25th October 2025

November 5, 2025 Oliver Gray 2

One thing you can always rely on at Boia is shocking weather. Does it matter? Not a jot, because as the wind howls and the rain batters, you are safely inside the range of super venues […]