This was my first time at Transatlantic Sessions. I’ve been tempted in the past but I thought it would be a little too traditional for me and I’ve always been impressed with the music and the different singers on the […]
This was my first time at Transatlantic Sessions. I’ve been tempted in the past but I thought it would be a little too traditional for me and I’ve always been impressed with the music and the different singers on the […]
This is my third time at Celtic Connections and I’ve never been disappointed yet. The first time I came I saw the fantastic Joy Kills Sorrow open for a brilliant performance of Anais Mitchell’s ‘Hadestown’ at the Old Fruitmarket. I […]
I have been looking forward to this for a while. I have liked Samantha Crain since 2008 when I heard ‘The River’ online and was immediately hooked so I bought ‘The Confiscation EP’ and her subsequent 3 albums, and I have […]
Wow. That would be my review if I only had a single word. But as seeing as I have more space…here I go. My second Jumpin’ Hot Club show in a week and it was so fantastic that even having a […]
I should mention that I absolutely love Crooked Still, so am probably a little biased. I saw them in 2009 at The Cluny 2 after a friend recommended them and I’d only heard their version of ‘Ain’t No Grave’. I was […]
My first Jumpin’ Hot Club gig of the year since the fantastic John Fullbright/Amy Speace show last October. Over the years I’ve been to lots of Jumpin’ Hot gigs and they have never disappointed. And this sold-out show continues their unblemished […]
My second gig of the year, and again is at the Old Cinema Launderette. I do go to other places, but when the offerings are this good, you have to take advantage! Harri Endersby opened the show, a local singer-songwriter, […]
My first ever post on No Depression is a review of my first gig of 2014…and it was a wonderful evening. The gig was in the Old Cinema Launderette in Gilesgate, Durham, which is one of my favourite places. By […]