Live Reviews
Tom Paxton, The Stables, Wavendon, 19th January 2017
His last tour was billed as his last European excursion but here – just a couple of dozen months later – is the return of a folk legend in the form of Tom Paxton. This time […]
Reviews
Album Reviews
Jordan Burchel “Vowel Sounds” (Independent, 2016)
Floridian Burchel is on his second record; he is one of the disaffected that communicates through their music, one of many, songwriters and bedroom musicians are as plentiful as sardines in a shoal. It’s hard to […]
Album Reviews
Levi Cuss ‘’Night Thief’’ (Independent, 2017)
Who is Levi Cuss? If you listen to this record you might just find out, delving into a dark past and redemption through the salvation of music and poetry. Joining the thriving ”Canamericana’’ group of artists […]
Album Reviews
Megan & The Common Threads – “Stories To Tell” (Independent, 2016)
This six track EP shows that Britain can do contemporary country just as well if not better than America. From Nashville, but now living in London, Megan O’Neill and her five piece band (who co-write the […]
Live Reviews
Billy Bragg & Joe Henry @ Celtic Connections. The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow: 26th January 2017
A bit fanciful I suppose to imagine that Bragg & Henry were taking their train theme a bit too literally tonight with the show arriving almost 40 minutes late, the pair taking to the stage after […]