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Interview: Stereo Naked’s Julie Zeck and Pierce Black on their Celtic Connections

January 9, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

The UK audience is more receptive than German audiences to innovative folk and bluegrass. The band name Stereo Naked isn’t the only thing that can be said to be a little off-kilter about folk bluegrass duo […]

Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia “As We Speak”

May 31, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Bluegrass as world music, master musicians exploring new ways of combining sounds and styles. If Americana, or indeed America, is anything it is a fusion of influences combining to make something new. In this case Bluegrass […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Interview: Stereo Naked’s Julie Zeck and Pierce Black on their Celtic Connections

Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia “As We Speak”

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album