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. […]

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: 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

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