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Alanna Matty “This Past Year” (EP) (Independent, 2019)

May 20, 2019 Mark Nenadic 0

Intimate. A word overused, often lazily, to describe the elemental voice and acoustic guitar approach to song presentation that is pretty much omnipresent nowadays. However, Torontarian (yes that’s a real word) Alanna Matty really does […]

Nick Ellis “Daylight Ghosts” (Mellowtone Records, 2017)

March 23, 2017 David Cowling 0

Throughout this record Ellis’ guitar playing is excellent and the sound is clear and resonant (it was recorded in Liverpool St George’s Hall Crown Court Room) and it’s clear the further that Ellis gets from […]

Art work for Suzy Sue Smith benefit album featuring Lone WolfOMB, Olds Sleeper and Possessed by Paul James

Various Artists “Songs for Suzy”

Album Reviews

March 2, 2021 0

Benefit album of rural blues and mountain folk for rustic folk artist Suzy Smith. An album raising funds for Georgia based folk artist Suzy Smith, who is currently fighting cancer and autoimmune disorder. Her art, [...]

Trailhead “Into The Mountains”

Album Reviews

March 2, 2021 0

Simple but effective “Eurocana” from Germany’s Trailhead, following his journey over the Alps. In a time where we’re all learning to appreciate the simple things in life, Trailhead comes out with something that allows us [...]

Album Reviews

Gillian Welch “All the Good Times”

March 1, 2021 0

Not the most sparkling selection of songs but well made by an established pair. This collection contains songs by Bob Dylan, John Prine, Elizabeth Cotten and Norman Blake, as well as new arrangements of traditional [...]

Album Reviews

Curtis McMurtry “Toothless Messiah”

March 1, 2021 0

A mysterious, haunting and powerful album that deals with a pessimistic view on life The sinister and mysterious LP, ‘Toothless Messiah‘, from Austin resident Curtis McMurtry, is a brilliant take on dictatorship, oppression and greed, [...]

Album Reviews

Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

February 26, 2021 0

Cali-country veteran ponders life to an accordion-driven soundtrack We Brits might call Rick Shea an Angeleno, his press might style him as a Covina singer-songwriter but when it comes down to it this, his 9th [...]

Various Artists “Songs for Suzy”

Album Reviews

March 2, 2021 0

‘The Twang Factor’ presents: The Winner’s Session with Anton O’Donnell

The Twang Factor

March 2, 2021 0

Last year’s inaugural ‘Twang Factor’ introduced us to some wonderful artists and culminated in a readers’ vote that crowned Glasgow’s Anton O’Donnell as your winner. We promised you more from Anton and here it is, […]

iskwē “Night Dangers” – Listen

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March 2, 2021 0

You’ll recall, we’re sure, that we featured iskwē back in December on a duet with Tom Wilson. Yeah, that was a groovy tune well here’s some of iskwē’s solo music which is nothing short of […]

Sounds from the Shed – Week 8

Columns

March 2, 2021 1

Announcement made, Johnson retreats and leaves the workers to pick up the pieces. As Monday nights go it was a cut above, as we discovered the way our Govt. had decided that school life actually […]