Samantha Crain

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 Andy Short 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 […]

Samantha Crain “Pick Apart” – grabbing life by the lapels

September 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Mindfulness, that’s a word that’s quite in vogue these days. Living in the moment. Or, instead, you could live and relive every moment of your life, endlessly. Samantha Crain makes something of that suggestion on her […]

A Night to Remember: Lord Huron & Samantha Crain, Crossing Border Festival, The Hague – November 13th, 2015

June 1, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Crossing Border Festival is a cultural institution in both The Hague and The Netherlands itself. This multicultural festival has been going on since 1993 and has covered everything from any form of modern music to literature, […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 13

April 7, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

So winter returned with a vengeance this week. Flippin’ snow in April ffs! Not much, in fact more a sleety impersonation of snow as done by a pretty poor impressionist, perhaps the Harry Hill of the […]

Samantha Crain “An Echo” – Listen

September 28, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Some songs are just magic – and today’s song is one of those: we don’t believe that you’ll ever forget hearing ‘An Echo‘, which is an emotional tidal-wave taken from Samantha Crain’s new album ‘A Small […]

The Brothers Gillespie “Kingfisher”

October 8, 2026 0

An immersive collection of pastoral folk songs to lose yourself in, full of beautiful harmonies, flowing guitars and quiet reflections on love, loss and the natural world. There are albums that demand your attention and others […]

Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”

October 8, 2026 0

Stuart Anderson concludes our Americana Stories series with The Doubts That Make Us Strong. Stuart says: I’m a retired network engineer who was shown three guitar chords by a good friend at school, and who hasn’t […]

The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”

October 8, 2026 0

A dramatic modern-day tale of alienation and its tragic consequences, skilfully and humourously told by an expert storyteller. This record is a humorous, disconcerting yet ultimately riveting soap opera. Its episodic nature makes you want to […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Samantha Crain “Pick Apart” – grabbing life by the lapels

A Night to Remember: Lord Huron & Samantha Crain, Crossing Border Festival, The Hague – November 13th, 2015

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 13

Samantha Crain “An Echo” – Listen

The Brothers Gillespie “Kingfisher”

Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”

The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”

Élise LeBlanc “Lavender Honey” – honkey-tonk romance

Video Premiere: Wyatt Lowe “Deserts” – Let me lay down and rest