Cluny 2 Newcastle January 12th 2013 Usually things that are ‘too good to be true’ generally are; but the opportunity to see Folk-Rockers Holy Moly and the Crackers alongside the Jazz-Swing groovesters Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra for […]
Dark and occasionally Gothic Folk songs with a Celtic rawness I really enjoyed Amelia Curran’s previous (Award-winning, no less) album HUNTER HUNTER so was thrilled to receive SPECTATORS just before Christmas. The first thing that struck me this time was the […]
One family’s record collection condensed into one album…and it works. David Bronson has been in and around the NY music scene for quite a while now, but has only recently recorded his own work. STORY is the first of two […]
A SONG FOR OUR TIMES Bugger The Bankers, performed by The Austerity Allstars Now all you good people – by popular demand, you can now download Bugger The Ban…
Quality Folk enriched Americana from the British heartlands I receive a quite a few albums each month and there’s no scientific approach to what order I listen to them. Even household names can get passed over if I’m feeling in […]
You may or may not know this but as well as trying to make a living wage I not only write about music for several magazines and UK newspapers but I also host a weekly radio show. OK I’m not […]
Irish Folk Singer returns after 15 years and sounds like she’s never been away Although she enjoyed some success when a member of legendary Irish Folk group Deanta in the 1990’s Cara Dillon’s sister Mary chose to leave the music […]
Progressive Bluegrass anyone? The title track which opens the album kicks it into life with a 30 second ‘duelling banjos’ type intro; but these banjos appear to have a Punk-Folk tuning. When Paul Givant’s fulsome voice comes in, the whole atmosphere […]
Sometimes the Blues can be fun too. I first came across Big Boy Bloater early in 2012 when I saw an out of date poster promoting a gig of his and was intrigued by the name and some of the […]
Tender and Melodic Alt-Country from ex-Indie Rockers I wish more artists would realise that a snappy intro to track one often decides the mood of the listener; especially if they are new to their work. ANDERS & KENDALL do just […]
