Having told you repeatedly of the wonders of Wussy, I’ve been feeling oddly reticent about writing at length again, about their latest album Attica. There’s a lot to say, but a lot has already been said — and said pretty well. The band […]
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I just paddled in this year’s Great Escape festival, after the immersion of recent years. I knew other commitments would keep me from wandering the streets and bars of Brighton for the full three days, but I had to sign up when the […]
Another tremendous year for live music. I was lucky enough to get to about 25 different gigs, as well as two festivals in Canada and the Great Escape here in Brighton. I held off finalising this list until I’d caught […]
This has been an interesting process. I started compiling my list a couple of weeks ago in something of a grump, feeling that it had ended up being a somewhat disappointing year – with some of my established favourites not […]
The encore was inevitable, but a triumph of confidently realised expectation. ‘When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease’ soared up to the high ceiling of the Festival Hall, buoyed by strings and brass, Roy Harper’s voice as clear and true as […]
There’s not a lot of point in doing a full review of a Leonard Cohen concert these days. If you’re at all interested in the man, you’ll know he’s been back on the road during the last six years, playing wonderful, warm […]
So, here we are again. My fifth visit to the Edmonton Folk Fest in some 20 years. The city’s Gallagher Park provides an ideal setting, with a natural amphitheatre for the main stage and tree-screens separating off some of the […]
Nobody wants a blow-by-blow account of three days packed with music. The two questions about a festival are ‘should I go there?’ and ‘who was good?’. The first is easily answered: hell, yes – you definitely should go. Canmore has a […]
Still cherishing memories of the E Street Band with a full horn section substituting for (but not replacing) Clarence, I’m reflecting on the way strong songs can flourish within fleshed-out arrangements and unusual instrumentation… I’m off to see the great Tom Russell in ten […]
Now the days are shortening again (‘it’ll be Christmas before you know it’, ‘what happened to the summer’ etc, etc), I see various pundits are offering their best of the first 6 months assessments. When – like them – I […]
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