Category: Folk

Roxy Music, Tom Waits and Rodgers & Hammerstein Go Camping in France with Bill Magill

Concepts centred around jovial get-together in bars easily conjure certain images of bawdy behaviour, highly-charged raucousness, but most of all, togetherness. Last Night at the Ha-Ra is a ‘rock-drama’ concept from American songwriter Bill Magill that is centred around the tales and revelations of a group of regulars of the Ha-Ra bar in sunny San Francisco. Similar to the kind… Read More Roxy Music, Tom Waits and Rodgers & Hammerstein Go Camping in France with Bill Magill

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A Scotsman, An Italian, a Frenchman and Two Tap Dancing Sax Players Walk into a Bar…

Having settled across the waters by a remote region in the shadow of the Pyrenees Mountains, Fergus McKay and his band, Nothing Concrete have fought to escape the furore of high living and encapsulated a lifestyle that epitomises the unconventional. In terms of their songwriting, their self imposed isolation – rejecting technology in favour of… Read More A Scotsman, An Italian, a Frenchman and Two Tap Dancing Sax Players Walk into a Bar…

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Three things you didn’t know about Son of William

Manchester duo Son of William are bringing some new soul to a traditional sound.

Since Mancunian duo Son of William burst onto the scene, they’ve been wooing audiences with their stock-in-trade slow burners. Though the band is in its infancy, each member has had an illustrious career, previous. Here’s three things you didn’t know about Ben and Hayley Williams. Ben’s previous musical life saw him sharing stages with the… Read More Three things you didn’t know about Son of William

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Album Preview: Slim Loris transform pain into pleasure with ‘Wild & Untamed’

An artist’s ability to transform personal pain into sonic pleasure is often their greatest asset. A band that know a lot about that process is Slim Loris. Formed in Sweden around 2009, the band comprises of singer/bass-player Mattias Cederstam, guitarist Robert Barrefelt, drummer Jonas Ellenberg and singer/guitarist Leon Lindström. Their earliest releases veered towards to the darker side… Read More Album Preview: Slim Loris transform pain into pleasure with ‘Wild & Untamed’

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Kalibé – The Sounds of Planet Earth

“a place where musicians from very different cultures and backgrounds play music which, though perhaps alien in origin, comes together to create an almost overwhelmingly life-affirming sound.” It is with great pleasure I get to write about Kalibe, a singer-songwriter from Brazil who sings straight from the heart, producing some of the most beautiful, traditionally… Read More Kalibé – The Sounds of Planet Earth

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The sakura are ‘In Bloom’ with Julia Mascetti’s new E.P.

From the U.K to Japan; harpist and vocalist Julia Mascetti has given a hint of what’s to be expected from her upcoming E.P. In Distance, Everything Is Poetry. The track ‘In Bloom’ gives us a taste of what’s in store in Julia’s upcoming E.P. in the form of a dark, fantastical soundscape. ‘In Bloom’ presents us… Read More The sakura are ‘In Bloom’ with Julia Mascetti’s new E.P.

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Neethusha: Tugging On Your Heartstrings With ‘Why Did I Lose You’

It is with great pleasure that I get to write about Neethusha, a singer-songwriter from Kerala, South India, who’s new single ‘Why Did I Lose You’ tugs gently on the heartstrings right from the get go. No stranger to hardship, Neethusha fought against her conservative surroundings to pursue a career in music, her lifelong passion, pushed… Read More Neethusha: Tugging On Your Heartstrings With ‘Why Did I Lose You’

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“She’s flying like a spaceman” – Pablo & The Appleheads prepare for album launch with ‘Zaida’

Barcelona based singer-songwriter Pablo Villavecchia and his band of “Appleheads” prepare for the release of their sophomore album Alessandra with an upbeat preview in the form of ‘Zaida’, the new track off of the album. Upon first listen it’s obvious that this song will make it into  summer playlists with it’s upbeat qualities and multiple sing-a-long… Read More “She’s flying like a spaceman” – Pablo & The Appleheads prepare for album launch with ‘Zaida’

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