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Book Review: Uncut – Ultimate Genre Guide, Singer-Songwriter

March 19, 2025 Tim Martin 0

The Uncut ultimate music guides cover the careers of single artists but miss out on those who may not fill up a 100-page bookazine as the trade calls them. That’s where the genre guides plug up […]

Mike Farris “The Sound of Muscle Shoals”

March 19, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

A vocal powerhouse proves legendary. Industry veteran Mike Farris has returned to the scene with an album that blends out his prolific history in music, seamlessly transitioning between blues, country, and gospel. The album’s title alone […]

Christopher Wright “The Other Side”

March 18, 2025 Stephen Rostkoski 0

Christopher Wright’s debut album is an unflinching journey through life’s struggles. East Texan singer-songwriter Christopher Wright survived addiction, jail time and a serious health crisis, to make his debut album, aptly titled “The Other Side”. His cool, […]

Live Review: Carter Sampson + Joe Martin, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 7th March 2025

March 18, 2025 Graeme Tait 4

Tonight’s concert at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana Music venue, the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, saw a return to the usual Friday evening residency but with a new name treading this hallowed stage for the first time. […]

Album art for Richard Dawson album "End of the Middle"

Rich(ard) Dawson “End of the Middle”

March 18, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Rich(ard) Dawson wanders through northern life, like a folk soap opera. Rich(ard) Dawson (the second syllable in his first name is expressed in parenthesis for this release, suggesting that he wants to be known as Rich, […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3

Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026