Introducing Sam Baker to the Lewes audience, promoter Jamie Freeman from Union Music called him “inimitable”, and that word is a perfect description of the Texas-based singer-songwriter. Baker came late to music and live performance. He “picked up a pen” […]
In 1995, Emmylou Harris released Wrecking Ball, a ground-breaking album for her. Daniel Lanois, known for his work with U2, Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson produced it – a daring choice and not a partnership that would have immediately sprung […]
“That was bloody marvelous Rosanne,” shouted a fan from the rear of the auditorium after she’d performed a spine-tingling cover of “Ode to Billie Joe”. That compliment was a perfect summation of the whole evening. Cash and her finely tuned […]
Do you ever feel so scared that you hold your breath waiting…hoping…for whatever it is that’s scaring you to pass by without doing you any harm? Well, that’s the kind of feeling I get watching Malcolm Holcombe play live. However […]
What are you doing on the third Saturday in April? It is Record Store Day when independent record stores across the globe celebrate their special place in their local community by curating live performances, running competitions, hosting quizzes as well […]
Andy Cutting is a leading exponent of the diatonic button accordion better known as a melodeon (despite his long standing campaign to give it its correct name) and is in constant demand as a session player. He’s collaborated with, amongst […]
They say ‘you never forget your first time…’ and I’ll never forget the first time I saw Malcolm Holcombe play live. Brighton’s Latest Music Bar. He sauntered on to the sparsely furnished stage, without any introduction, sat in a chair […]
Opening with Willie of Winsbury Anaïs Mitchell reminded us that she and Jefferson Hamer were the worthy winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for ‘Best Traditional Track’ just a couple of weeks ago – not that the Brighton […]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again ‘I love house concerts!’ Seeing a musician of the calibre of Diana Jones play to an audience of thirty fans in the comfort of a private home just can’t be beaten! […]
Last year when I saw Bruce Springsteen play Wembley Stadium he finished the night with a solo acoustic Thunder Road and I closed my review by saying “I would be thrilled to bits if that next time was a solo […]
