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Charlie Hager “Truth and Love” (Flour Sack Cape Records, 2019)

November 18, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

It’s always interesting as a reviewer when you get presented with an album from an artist you’ve never heard of and know nothing about. The good news is that it’s listened to with an open mind […]

Katie Dahl “Wildwood” (Independent, 2019)

November 18, 2019 Clint West 0

Katie Dahl’s fifth album ‘Wildwood’ is a very personal affair centred around Door County, Wisconsin where her family has lived for six generations. There are umpteen examples of songwriters paying homage to their homelands or hometowns. […]

The Delines + Those Pretty Wrongs, The Stables, Wavendon, 5th November 2019

November 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The Delines played the second night of their second UK tour of the year at The Stables, which offered quite a contrast to the venues they packed back in February. Back then it would be somewhere […]

Tony McLoughlin “True Native” (Fuego, 2019)

November 15, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Irish veteran Tony McLoughlin has something of the late Jimmy LaFavre about his delivery and style, particularly where his grizzled, hardscrabble vocals are concerned. However, despite his songs also being the sort that haven’t brushed the […]

Erin Rae + HerTiltedMoons, Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, 9th November 2019

November 15, 2019 Clint West 0

Growing up in Jackson, Tennessee, Erin Rae McKaskie was playing music from the age of five. Her parents were both musicians. Now based in Nashville, Erin Rae has dropped her surname, but the music still flows […]

Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour

August 27, 2026 0

Following four weeks on the road for their packed Spring 2026 Tour, Fairport Convention have announced an Autumn 2026 Tour, ahead of a very special Diamond Anniversary celebrating the band’s formation. This year’s Autumn Tour is […]

Mr Plow “At One With Nature”

August 27, 2026 0

Mr Plow return with a magnificent gothic adventure from the heart of Leicestershire. Mr Plow may hail from Leicestershire, but the heart of their music is steeped in gothic New Orleans with a pinch- no, a ladle […]

Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde August 2026

Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

August 27, 2026 0

At the end of a short European tour, appearing at Festivals and supporting Bonnie Prince Billy, Dawn Landes entertained us below deck on the Golden Hinde (a reproduction ship, sitting in dry dock behind Southwark Cathedral) […]

Charlie Hager “Truth and Love” (Flour Sack Cape Records, 2019)

Katie Dahl “Wildwood” (Independent, 2019)

The Delines + Those Pretty Wrongs, The Stables, Wavendon, 5th November 2019

Tony McLoughlin “True Native” (Fuego, 2019)

Erin Rae + HerTiltedMoons, Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, 9th November 2019

Fairport Convention announce extensive 2026 Autumn tour

Mr Plow “At One With Nature”

Live Review: Dawn Landes at The Golden Hinde, Bankside, London – 17th August 2026

Two Runner “Porchlight”

Vox Continental: August 2026