City Roots Festival

Knight & Spiers, Junction 2, Cambridge, 6th March 2018

March 8, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The last gig of the City Roots Festival was, fittingly enough, the folkiest gig of the festival. Sure, there had been the likes of Sam Kelley with his mixture of new and re-arranged traditional songs, but […]

Wildwood Kin, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 4th March 2018

March 7, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Wildwood Kin were opening this City Roots Festival gig for Ward Thomas – who would go on to give their expected high gloss pop-country set with only one real surprise to it, that it ran for […]

Tom Robinson, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 1st March 2018

March 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Tom Robinson’s headline mid-week concert was presented as part of the ongoing City Roots Festival, an offshoot of the Cambridge Folk Festival which is presented at several venues across the city in late February and early […]

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 5th February 2017

February 16, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

This gig was the last of Mary Chapin Carpenter’s UK tour, and was also a first weekend highlight for the inaugural City Roots festival running across many venues in Cambridge as a week-long winter spin-off from […]

Transatlantic Sessions, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 7th February 2017

February 10, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

The Transatlantic Sessions have become an eagerly awaited annual event which sees Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham joined by an ever changing array of talents from the folk and Americana scenes on both sides of the […]

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0

Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

The Legendary Trainhoppers “A Conspiracy of Ravens”

August 11, 2026 0

The new Legendary Trainhoppers is a foray into studied presence and simple things cherished Indiana based band The Legendary Trainhoppers have been at it since their 2006 release, Ramble On. This latest release, A Conspiracy of […]

More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen

August 11, 2026 0

America’s 250th birthday was a low key affair for me, although my updated Spotify Independence Day playlist – ‘USA 250’ – received some airtime. Joining the usual suspects on this quintessential semiquincentennial version were some new […]

Knight & Spiers, Junction 2, Cambridge, 6th March 2018

Wildwood Kin, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 4th March 2018

Tom Robinson, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 1st March 2018

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 5th February 2017

Transatlantic Sessions, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 7th February 2017

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

The Legendary Trainhoppers “A Conspiracy of Ravens”

More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen

Cajun Corner – Summer 2026

Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Used Parts”