Live Reviews
Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson, Green Note, London, 4th May 2017
The Green Note was proving, and not for the first time, that its stage is just a little bit bijou – even for a duo. If that duo has several guitars, a drum kit and a […]
Reviews
Album Reviews
Current Swell “When To Talk And When To Listen” (Nettwerk, 2017)
Already quite a big thing in Canada, Current Swell decamped to Nashville to record part of this latest album, with the remainder being finished at home in Vancouver. It’s their sixth full-length release, coming twelve years […]
Album Reviews
Threefifty “Gently Among The Coals” (Independent, 2017)
Threefifty founders Brett Parnell and Geremy Schulick have developed their love of, and influences from, guitar heroes such as Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler through classical guitar training, and released three previous albums. And then they drop […]
Album Reviews
Madison Violet “The Knight Sessions” (Big Lake Music, 2017)
Canadians Brenley MacEarchen and Lisa MacIssaac have been charming audiences and listeners for nigh on two decades now with their rootsy songs and glorious combined voices. Over the years their sound has ranged from folk to […]
Album Reviews
Stewart Legere “Quiet The Station” (Independent, 2017)
Legere is a craftsman, one who understands the mechanics of songwriting and is able to create densely layered free flowing songs that flirt with many genres without really committing to any. There’s much to admire and […]