Renowned American singer-songwriter Laura Veirs delighted fans at Guildford’s Holy Trinity Church with an accomplished performance. Accompanied by her friend, violist Alex Guy, who earlier had played a solo support set with clever use of loop technology, Veirs is currently touring Europe to promote her latest album Lookout. Veirs […]
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One of the hottest acts on the UK indie-folk-Americana scene, Wildwood Kin have been described by the BBC’s Bob Harris as “exquisite” and it’s easy to see why. A family affair from the West Country, Wildwood Kin are two sisters, Beth and Emillie Key and their cousin Meghann […]
Playing two sets, each of over an hour, Martin Simpson showed why is widely regarded as one of the finest slide and acoustic guitar players of his generation. Known mainly as an English folk artist Simpson crosses into American folk, hardly surprising as he lived in the States […]
Beer, girls, good times and pick-up trucks feature strongly in Luke Combs’ material. Backed by a superb five-piece band, he took London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire by storm with his vocal-heavy country rock. Combs has a winning formula, catchy songs, well-performed. The guy has a great voice – a […]
Ashley McBryde played a fabulous solo set at a packed London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire. With her quality and the audience reaction you’d be forgiven for thinking that she was headlining the show. “Luke told me to take an hour” she beamed and didn’t take the smile of her […]
Many have judged ‘Tŷ Pawb’, Wrexham’s new arts hub, to be a lame duck. Since its unveiling six months ago, the ‘Comments’ section of the local press has been filled with negativity towards it. A lack of atmosphere, disappointing architecture, and few events taking place there have led […]
A lively support set from talented young Australian troubadour Harry Marshall began the evening. At 20 years old he is chasing his musical dream, from rural Queensland to Camden via Paris. Carousel are a talented UK Americana group with stunning harmonies. They are Chris Hobart on vocals and […]
Dana Fuchs hit London’s Borderline hard with her compelling brand of gritty soul-tinged southern blues. Fuchs gave her everything in a performance showing what a powerhouse vocalist she is, prowling the stage with commanding stage presence. In the midst of a lengthy tour to promote her fourth album […]
I wasn’t quite blown away by the wind and rain of Storm Bronagh on the way to Manchester. But I was blown away by the performance of one Catherine McGrath when I arrived. The Irish singer-songwriter stopped off at Gorilla as part of her first headline tour and […]
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