John Wesley Harding

Live Review: Wesley Stace + Emanuel Ayvas, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, London – 31st August 2025

September 4, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

The UK Met Office designates the 31st August as the end of the meteorological summer, and on a sunny Sunday afternoon I’d usually be out on my mountain bike in the Chilterns, not in a pub […]

Two Men in a Mazda: Perspectives on Wesley Stace’s 2024 Tour of the UK – Part 2

November 12, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 4

In May 2024, I spent two and half weeks with one of my favourite singer song writers, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), on his first UK tour for some time. These two articles provide some […]

Two Men in a Mazda: Perspectives on Wesley Stace’s 2024 Tour of the UK – Part 1

November 4, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 1

In May 2024, I spent two and half weeks with one of my favourite singer-songwriters, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), on his first UK tour for some time. These two articles provide some insights into […]

Interview: Wesley Stace AKA John Wesley Harding on touring the UK after a 15-year absence

April 16, 2024 Martin Johnson 1

A continuum of songs, novels, opera and variety shows. There was a time in the ‘80s when Demon Records seemed to be a beacon for good music in the UK with its reissues and new releases […]

Preview: Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding heads to the UK for May dates

March 27, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

Born in Hastings in 1965, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), took the name of the famous American outlaw, celebrated and misspelt by Bob Dylan, when he began performing in 1988. He adopted the alias while […]

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 […]

Live Review: Wesley Stace + Emanuel Ayvas, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, London – 31st August 2025

Two Men in a Mazda: Perspectives on Wesley Stace’s 2024 Tour of the UK – Part 2

Two Men in a Mazda: Perspectives on Wesley Stace’s 2024 Tour of the UK – Part 1

Interview: Wesley Stace AKA John Wesley Harding on touring the UK after a 15-year absence

Preview: Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding heads to the UK for May dates

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