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Book Review: Xan Brooks “The Catchers”

November 1, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Xan Brooks is a freelance writer and broadcaster now specialising in cinema. He was an associate editor of The Guardian and, before that, a writer and editor at the Big Issue magazine. His first novel, ‘The […]

Julia Logan “Faraway Nearby”

November 1, 2024 Declan Colley 0

Swedish songwriter matures fast on second album. There is a slightly tenuous Americana link when it comes to Swedish performers in the shape of The Hootenanny Singers, featuring later-to-become ABBA songwriting powerhouse Bjorn Ulvaeus, who were […]

Liv Greene “Deep Feeler”

November 1, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Boston’s folk loss is Nashville’s gain. ‘Deep Feeler’ is Liv Greene’s sophomore album. Still very much a folk artist, a move to Nashville has added some rhinestone sparkle to many of the album’s songs of self-acceptance. […]

Andrew Weiss and Friends “the world’s smallest violin”

October 31, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Back to the seventies with this thoughtful and well-written lively soft-rock. This is Andrew Weiss’ sixth album with his “Friends” and it’s a record that takes you back to the seventies with its jaunty, often piano-based, […]

Wyatt Flores “Welcome To The Plains”

October 31, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Impressive debut for rising Mexican-American star in the making. Flores is certainly making a name for himself with a string of singles and EPs to his name with the likes of the New York Times praising […]

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Jesse Malin at 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis 10th November 2019

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

April 29, 2026 0

New Yorker Jesse Malin began his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, before assuming the role of vocalist of glam punk band D Generation. Between 1994 and 1999 D Generation released three […]

Mildred “Fenceline”

April 29, 2026 0

Sensitive sounds carry poetic lyrics and encourage deeper reflections on meaning. Mildred is a four-piece band from Oakland, CA, with members: Henry Easton Koehler (vocals, guitar), Jack Schrott (vocals, guitar), Matt Palmquist (vocals, bass, woodwinds) or […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

April 29, 2026 0

We’re heading towards the Summer now, May Day falls this week, and the obvious thing would be to offer you, valued reader, a swathe of music that touches on those themes of rebirth and the explosion […]

Book Review: Xan Brooks “The Catchers”

Julia Logan “Faraway Nearby”

Liv Greene “Deep Feeler”

Andrew Weiss and Friends “the world’s smallest violin”

Wyatt Flores “Welcome To The Plains”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jesse Malin

Mildred “Fenceline”

Folk Tracks Roundup – April 2026

Rock legend Lenny Kaye to release debut solo album at 79

Natalie Jane Hill “Hopeful Woman”