Spencer Cullum

Live Review: Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection with Erin Rae & Sean Thompson, The Ivy House, Peckham – 15th August 2023

August 24, 2023 Martin Fisher 1

A distinct air of the independent was imbued in tonight’s show. Not that of the scuffed hair and tight jean indie variety, but more so the DIY ethic. Firstly The Ivy House venue itself, sitting just […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 84

February 7, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 1

Stay focused and keep on keeping on. Following last week’s heady announcement of a change in circumstances in July things have returned to normal with a bump as the first set of reports and parent’s evenings […]

Sounds from the Back Bedroom

September 22, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 2

It was after all an inevitability. This weeks missive follows hot on the heels of last week’s concerns about the free for all of the return to school this September. Eagle-eyed amongst will note that the […]

Spencer Cullum “High On A Rocky Ledge” – listen to a lovely duet

July 2, 2021 Jonathan Aird 2

Spencer Cullum is a Nashville Cat who is much in demand – in this case he’s a pedal steel cat and he’s played on recordings for the likes of Kesha, Dolly Parton, Deer Tick and Miranda […]

Interview: Spencer Cullum on the future of the pedal steel, folk and krautrock

November 23, 2020 Martin Johnson 3

Have you heard of Spencer Cullum? You may not have heard of him but if you have enjoyed the music of Miranda Lambert, Dylan LeBlanc, Deer Tick, Little Big Town, Charlie Worsham, Caitlin Rose and many […]

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