Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin have been friends for many years and I recall seeing them way back when, when Colvin was the opener for Carpenter. Since that time their friendship has developed through a shared love of music […]
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Thursday morning and I posted a new status on my Facebook page: Q: What’s better than going to a Sam Baker show today? A: Going to two Sam Baker shows today!!!!! Amongst the replies were comments such as ‘how lucky are […]
The pre-tour publicity said ‘it’s a special treat when Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin, who normally tour separately, get to share the stage together’ and I have to agree wholeheartedly with that. My day with this delightful pair, who are […]
I have said it before and I’ll keep on saying it ‘I love going to house concerts!’ The audience for this one had travelled from near and far to spend an evening in the company of Anna Coogan and Daniele […]
‘They tell me it’s been seventeen years since I last performed solo here’ said Butch Hancock as he opened the evening in front of a capacity crowd. Hancock as a musician has always preferred to tread the independent route and […]
Last. Day. Of. Summer. Prince. Albert. Brighton. Malcolm. Holcombe. Sitting. Singing. Playing. Solo. Guitar. Picking. Tapping. Acoustic. Blues. Roots. Melodic. Dishevelled. Frayed. Intense. Scary. Dangerous. Poetic. Powerful. Lyrical. Compelling. Sensitive. Gripping. Passionate. Bittersweet. Melancholic. Literate. Touching. Captivating. Exciting. Articulate. Mesmerising. […]
It’s been ten years since I first saw Jimmy LaFave perform live, it was at the Newport Folk Festival where he presented the ‘Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway’ tribute to Woody Guthrie as well as performing his own set on […]
Six months after their previous show in Brighton, the Americana Music Awards nominees (Emerging Artist category) the Deep Dark Woods made a welcome return to the city. Advance ticket sales suggested that this was going to be a sell out […]
Something old – Wade In The Water (a gospel standard) Something new – Mad As A Hatter Something borrowed – Teardrop (from Massive Attack) Something blue – siblings Rebecca and Megan Lovell are steeped in the bluegrass tradition. Even though […]
Imagine my delight when I discovered that after booking a trip to New York, Mark Erelli would be playing on the penultimate day of my holiday, in the heart of the city. Erelli has long been a favourite of mine; […]
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