Eliza Carthy

Live Review: Linda Thompson presents Proxy Music, Cadogan Hall, London – 19th July 2024

August 1, 2024 Brian Hancill 0

Linda Thompson is one of the best singers ever to stand in front of a microphone. Across six albums with her then husband Richard and then on four solo releases, she brought songs to life with […]

Artwork for Billy Bragg and Wilco album “Mermaid Avenue"

Classic Americana Albums: Billy Bragg and Wilco “Mermaid Avenue”

January 4, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2

Prior to the release of ‘Mermaid Avenue’ in 1998, for many people, the name of Woody Guthrie invoked images of a free-spirited, freight train hopping, American troubadour armed only with an acoustic guitar, who wrote political […]

Eliza Carthy releases third EP from upcoming album before starting tour

October 10, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

‘Blood on My Boots‘ is the third EP release from Eliza Carthy’s forthcoming album ‘Queen of the Whirl‘, followed by ‘EP IV‘ and the full album on October 28th. Featuring newly recorded versions of songs from […]

Angeline Morrison “The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience”

September 30, 2022 Paul Kerr 2

An important, essential folk album which casts light on the hidden history of black people in these sceptred /blighted isles. On the face of it, ‘The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience’ is an […]

Eliza Carthy celebrates 30 years, announces new UK tour and EP series

August 17, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Eliza Carthy and The Restitution have announced ‘Queen of the Whirl‘ will be released on October 28th on HemHem Records. Multi-award-winning Carthy MBE is celebrating 30 years as a professional musician with the release of the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers