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Kacy & Clayton “The Siren’s Song” (New West Records, 2018)

April 9, 2018 Peter Churchill 0

When an album cover brings to mind the swirling pop art of the hippy revolution of the 60s it creates an expectation of what might be expected from the music contained within. Hailing as they do […]

The Lowest Pair + John Alexander, The Fallen Angels Club @ The Admiral Bar, Glasgow, 5th April 2018

April 9, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

It was Greil Marcus who coined the phrase, “old weird America” in his book, Invisible Republic, when discussing Dylan’s touchstone, the Harry Smith Anthology of American Folk music, describing the songs therein as, “palavers with a […]

Dean Owens “Southern Wind” (At The Helm Records 2018)

April 9, 2018 Dave Clarke 0

Dean Owens is a well known artist from Leith, with an established reputation on both sides of the Atlantic and here is a very special album. This review should convince you to take special notice of […]

Dean Owens, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, 3rd April 2018

April 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Originally launched at the Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow back in February, Dean Owens’ new album, ‘Southern Wind’ has been described as “blowing up a storm” ever since. Unlike the launch night at Celtic Connections […]

Levellers “We The Collective” (On The Fiddle Recordings, 2018)

April 6, 2018 Steven Howlett 0

It is easy to forget just how much commercial success Levellers have had; in the 1990s they had more platinum, gold and silver albums in the UK than any other British act. Testament to the appeal […]