Loose Music

Interview: Carson McHone

July 4, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

There’s an old expression about dying with your boots on. Carson McHone certainly lives up to that. Interview ready in her dressing room, she’s attired in a raggedy white cotton t-shirt, with a pair of jogging […]

Carson McHone, the Borderline, London, 30th May 2019

June 10, 2019 Mark Underwood 1

Well into a 40 date tour, Carson McHone proved tonight exactly why Loose Records invested time and effort in recruiting her to their record label at the back end of 2018. Resplendent in a white two […]

Israel Nash + Treetop Flyers + Brent Cowles, Scala, London, 22nd November 2018

November 29, 2018 Mark Underwood 3

Israel Nash proved tonight that not only can he rock out with the best of them, but his big musical sound also draws from the desert folklore of that part of Dripping Springs in Texas where […]

Gill Landry “Love rides a dark horse” (Loose Music, 2017)

December 11, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Gill Landry had it all – he was in the Old Crow Medicine Show, had just won his second Grammy with that band, and moreover he was in love – not just in love but all […]

Courtney Marie Andrews, Bush Hall, London, 5th September 2017

September 14, 2017 Keith Clifford 0

This was the second of two packed nights at Bush Hall and Courtney Marie Andrews and her band took to the stage and launched into Rookie Dreaming, the opening track from her current album Honest Life. […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

September 21, 2026 0

I went to Brighton this week to see The Jayhawks. They were playing at the newly restored Corn Exchange. The gig was being promoted by the excellent Brighthelmstone Promotions, and a good time was promised and […]

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

September 21, 2026 0

This latest single from Brown Wimpenny heralds the Autumn into Winter tour by the band alongside an ever-changing roster of artists from the same Broadside Hacks record label. The song came into their repertoire in an […]

Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy

September 21, 2026 0

Check out the absorbing Ships at Sea from Boston-based bluegrass quintet Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground. Written by Toronto-based band Basset, this is a gorgeously-tuneful song that showcases Setiawan’s clear, pure voice. The words are full […]

Interview: Carson McHone

Carson McHone, the Borderline, London, 30th May 2019

Israel Nash + Treetop Flyers + Brent Cowles, Scala, London, 22nd November 2018

Gill Landry “Love rides a dark horse” (Loose Music, 2017)

Courtney Marie Andrews, Bush Hall, London, 5th September 2017

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”