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Album/Book Review: Aaron Smith & The Coal Biters “The Legend of Sam Davis And Other Stories of Newton County Arkansas”

June 19, 2023 Tim Martin 1

A remarkable historical and artistic achievement. The book and album combine to give insights into a vital set of stories while keeping sight of the need to entertain as well as inform. The Legend of Sam […]

artwork for Kevin Bowe Half Past Never album

Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets “Half Past Never”

June 19, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Immediately catchy melodies and soaring choruses reflect influences such as Tom Petty and The Replacements. Kevin Bowe is quite possibly a new name to many, but you may well have come across him before without knowing, […]

artwork for Andrew Hawkey album 'Hindsight'

Andrew Hawkey “Hindsight”

June 16, 2023 David Jarman 0

Cornish-born but long-time mid-Wales resident Hawkey shares fifty years of his life in music in an eclectic 17-track collection. Andrew Hawkey, Cornish born but living in rural mid Wales since 1973, has had a 50-year life […]

Book Review: Lucinda Williams “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You”

June 16, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Sharing her secrets. Given what an outstanding songwriter Lucinda Williams is, it should come as no great surprise to discover that she writes good prose as well, and this memoir has much of the sparse, dry […]

Artwork for Anton O'Donnell's album "Forty's The New Thirty"

Anton O’Donnell “Forty’s The New Thirty”

June 16, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

Album of amiable, home recordings of old and new songs released to mark a significant birthday. At the end of 2020, Anton O’Donnell won Americana UK’s inaugural Twang Factor, a series which provides a showcase for […]

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 0

Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]

Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

September 7, 2026 0

Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]

Stornoway live at the Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks -29th to 31st August 2026

Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

September 7, 2026 1

Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]