Julia Stone, sounding nothing like the vulnerable, tortured artist who crafts music for everyone from hopeless romantics to lonely hearts, had something else on her mind besides love. “I’m going ice skating tonight,” she says enthusiastically over the phone from […]
****Audio for this Hear It First feature is no longer available for streaming** by Kim Ruehl, for FolkAlley.com Following the well-laid tracks of contemporary Appalachian revivalists like Carolina Chocolate Drops and the late, great everybodyfields, The Honey Dewdrops emerge June […]
Duane Eddy & Nell Bryden Sage Music Centre Gateshead 27th May 2012 Alan Harrison Nights like these are what Rock & Roll are all about for me. The evening began with a spellbinding set by NYC singer Nell […]
There’s always something magical happening somewhere in Nashville in regard to music. For me the delight is to be the person holding the hat and watching more than one magical rabbit appear. On March 1, 2012 a whole warren of rabbits appeared […]
BarFly Lynn Taylor Good Dirt Records By Grant Britt May 22 , 2012 There’s something about Lynn Taylor’s voice that gets right under your skin. But it’s an infestation you’ll welcome if you’re a fan of real country music. Taylor’s […]
Johnny Dowd Band The Cluny II, Newcastle Thursday 24th May Alan Harrison Following a set that included The Hills Are Alive (With the Sound of Music) from the female Avant-Gardes duo Rayvon Browne; who play a National […]
Occapella Jon Cleary April 17, 2012 By Grant Britt “Whatsomeover I play, it’s got to be funky,” James Brown said in 1971, spreading the godfather’s doctrine of funk worldwide from his New York headquarters with his hit “Make It Funky.” […]
By Doug Heselgrave Staring Contest by Reid Jamieson I’ve been completely sideswiped by Reid Jamieson and the songs on his new record and I’m trying to figure out why. I’m pretty crusty when it comes to music and songs that […]
I am currently listening to the album ‘Young Man in America’ by Anais Mitchell the Vermont born singer songwriter who gained something of a cult following with her previous release, the folk-opera, ‘Hadestown’. First, I will get out of the […]
Island records are reissuing three of Sandy Denny’s albums from the 1970s. We chose to review Sandy (1972) and Rendezvous (1977 – the year before her death) as they demonstrate some real contrast in her solo output, with Rendezvous proving […]
