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Josh Ritter + Ida Mae, Union Chapel, London, 23rd July 2019

August 5, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It was another warm evening for this second night of a two-night stand at London’s famed Union Chapel – the record-breaking temperatures of the day trailing off with a long tail. Under the stage lights, Josh […]

Karen Jonas “Lucky, Revisited” (Independent, 2019)

August 5, 2019 Steven Howlett 0

“Hang on to your hats boys”… and so begins the first bit of advice from Karen Jonas at the start of ‘Ophelia’ the first song on ‘Lucky, Revisited’. It would be well to take heed because […]

Erisy Watt “Paints In The Sky” (Independent, 2019)

August 2, 2019 Peter Churchill 0

Although raised in Nashville, Erisy Watt has a voice and musical style that is a million miles away from much of what is churned out of Music City these days. Watt instead veers more toward the […]

Sam Baker “Horses and Stars” (Independent, 2019)

August 2, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Coming 15 years after his debut album, ‘Mercy’, Sam Baker has released his first live album and ‘Horses and Stars’ is a corker of a record that captures everything that is great about his live performances. […]

Lucinda Williams, the Barbican, London, 27th July 2019

August 1, 2019 Mark Underwood 4

From today’s perspective it’s hard to underestimate the importance of Lucinda Williams’ ‘Car Wheels On A Gravel Road’ to the Americana genre. While its impact on release in 1998 wasn’t particularly apparent (it only reached 65 […]