There was a triumphant atmosphere as Irish folk superstars Dervish took the stage for their 30th birthday celebration concert at the London Palladium. “It’s taken us a long time to get here. If this gig is half as good as the rehearsal it’s going to be a great […]
“We’re having a good time up here, let’s just keep honky tonking!” enthuses Charley Crockett, playing Brighton’s Prince Albert to promote his new album The Valley. Opening was Crockett’s good friend Jaime Wyatt with her band. Playing an extended set and accompanied by bass, guitar and drums, she […]
In 2015 we saw Kip Moore live for the first time in the UK at C2C Festival with an exceptional set. He returned to C2C in 2018 and we were baffled to why he wasn’t higher up on the bill after last time as his set was worthy […]
Many of us had been waiting years for Thompson Square to make their debut in the UK. I am not entirely sure Keifer and Shawna were even aware of their audience here and going by the amount of tears Shawna shed throughout their set, I am going to […]
When you have seen an artist live many times, it sometimes hard to continue to review them, especially when the amount of times have been so closely together. The first time I became a fan of Twinnie was when I saw her songwriting credit on The Shires song […]
Despite Nashville Meets London running for a few years now, this was actually the first one I could attend. Going from a two day event to one day this year, the line up on Saturday July 27th was pretty stellar and a dang good mix. Having Lauren Alaina […]
Renowned American songwriter Josh Ritter thrilled the adoring Union Chapel faithful with a flawless performance on the first of two shows at the iconic venue. A powerful Delta blues-soaked support set came from Ida Mae, with Chris Turpin getting full volume from his Resonator guitar and gritty, plaintive […]
Westival is a great music and comedy festival held inside a community centre in Aldershot, Hampshire. The building’s interior, with three performance rooms, is turfed for the occasion with real grass to generate a festival atmosphere. Closing Westival on the Sunday night was local boy made good Big […]
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 […]
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