London’s Elegant Hotel hosted the recent Sony showcase for folk/rock trio Wildwood Kin to preview four tracks from their second album, Wildwood Kin, out on October 4th. Sisters Beth and Emillie Key and cousin Meg Loney, all dressed in red and black, were joined for the session by […]
Peyton’s Big Damn Band is rather small. On stage with Peyton were his wife “Washboard” Breezy Peyton and Max Senteney on a drumkit that includes a maple syrup bucket as tom tom. Peyton plays blues guitar the old-fashioned way, playing the bass line with his thumb and finger-picking […]
The Wandering Hearts have become a familiar feature on UK country festival schedules. Having played the inaugural Black Deer Festival the group were invited back and this year were upgraded to a main stage slot. AJ, Chess and Tara were joined by guitar, bass and drums to provide […]
Following the release of his new album Stillwater, Frankie Lee has announced that he will be returning to the UK in September for a string of dates, including a slot at The Long Road festival. The tour is Lee’s first headline tour in four years and follows his […]
Corinne Bailey Rae brought sunshine on a sunny day to Hyde Park, with her versatile blend of jazz-tinged soul. Accompanied by keyboards, guitar and drums, she opened with Been To The Moon and Closer before a Bob Marley cover of Is This Love showed her warmth and soul. […]
Review by Sherry Middleton I have always been torn between wanting to go to a festival to see live music and being put off by the shear volume of the crowds, and the thought of Portaloos being foul smelling and overflowing was something I dreaded. As my two […]
Stevie Wonder gave an emotionally-charged performance to 65,000 people at London’s Hyde Park as part of the of the Barclaycard presents British Summer Time programme. Escorted to the stage to the by two of his six backing singers, Stevie appeared emotional. He was to explain the reason for […]
Lionel Richie looks good for 70. Lionel Richie looks good full stop. As an audience member who had seen Lionel 25 times put it before the show: “You know what you’re going to get with Lionel, he always delivers.” And deliver he did. Hit after hit. Singalong after […]
Grammy and Oscar-winning US country star Ryan Bingham delivered a faultless set at the Black Deer festival. Looking the part in white hat, red waistcoat and smart black shirt/trousers his set featured several tracks from his latest album American Love Songs including the swinging Jingle And Go and […]
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