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Suitcase Sam “Goodnight Riverdale Park”

May 10, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

Stylised debut album with signs of promise. Suitcase Sam, also known as Leon Stanislaus Czologosz was born as far as I can gather, in California, where his father was a railroad engineer (is that what we call […]

Jim McCulloch “When I Mean What I Say”

May 10, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

A veritable garden of delights. Fairly hot on the heels of Jim McCulloch’s last release, the wonderful update of sixties folk-rock which was Snowgoose’s second album, the Motherwell born artist mines another cultural seam, this time, […]

Annie Keating “Bristol County Tides”

May 7, 2021 Alan Fitter 0

An excellent album of superb stories vividly told. There’s a saying that “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” and the same could be said for Annie Keating’s eighth full-length album ‘Bristol […]

Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade “There Used To Be Horses Here”

May 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

Amy Speace delivers – simple as that. Fathers and Daughters. Mothers and Sons. Only the most complex of familial relationships are examined on Amy Speace’s latest album which she notes was “written between my son’s first […]

Artwork for Lyndsay Ellyn album "Queen of Nothing"

Lindsay Ellyn “Queen of Nothing”

May 6, 2021 Richard Phillips 0

Assured vocal delivery of personal and reflective songs. Lindsay Ellyn’s voice is what lingers in the mind after listening to this, her debut album. With an ability to express emotions ranging from musing regret & wry […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]