Album Reviews
Andrew Ryan “A Tiny Death”
A gentle take on some big themes that’s pleasant to the ear if a little patchy thematically. While ‘A Tiny Death’ may sound like a slightly morbid title, for Missourian musician Andrew Ryan the word death […]
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Album Reviews
Justin Baker “Buyer’s Remorse”
Debut album from literate American wordsmith. Having first engaged in seriously learning the guitar in 1996, a full 25 years went by before the arrival of ‘Buyer’s Remorse’, Justin Baker’s debut album. He describes a pivotal […]
Album Reviews
Ian Noe “River Fools & Mountain Saints”
A fantastic if bleak portrayal of life and times in rural Appalachia. This is the follow up record to Noe’s debut ‘Between The Country’ and was recorded over a two year period on reel-to-reel tapes and […]
Live Reviews
Live review: Billy Strings, Islington Assembly Hall, London – 26th March 2022
The force of nature that is Billy Strings and his touring band hit London for the first time, with two sold-out nights at Islington Assembly Hall, and a buzz of anticipation was evident in the long […]
Album Reviews
Freakons “Freakons”
Seventy five years of shared experience make for a strident rootsy collaboration. Clearly, any ‘new’ band naming themselves Freakons must be good. Esteemed, award winning Americana UK chief Mr Whitfield even thinks as much. When said […]