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EP Review: John Fairhurst - Hungry Blues (Self Release)29 December 2012 - 4:30pmBlistering hard rocking blues from Wigan-born John Fairhurst featuring five original songs that the bluesman claims to have been collected from his time 'busking around the streets of the world'. With a voice reminiscent of Edgar Broughton and occasionally Tom Waits, Fairhurst spits out his lyrics with an uncompromising growl, especially on the opening cut Up on the Hill, whilst the title song...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: Hadrian's Union - In Your Own Time (Fellside)29 December 2012 - 4:00pmI first became aware of Hadrian's Union when the duo, consisting of Stew Simpson and Danny Hart, assisted Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts to launch their third album THE INNOCENT LEFT at the Trades Club in Barnsley back in September, sharing a supporting role with singer/songwriter Jessica Lawson. Since then the duo have released their second full length album, the follow up to their debut...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: Blame Sally - Live At KVIEO Studios (Ninth Street Opus)29 December 2012 - 1:00amSan Francisco's all-female quartet Blame Sally provides mature sounds throughout on this the band's first live album. Recorded in Sacramento for a TV audience, the live performance captures the spirit of Blame Sally, with a highly textured performance that includes strong energy-driven songs such as Living Without You and Big Big Bed to some of Blame Sally's most sensitive songs including...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: J Shogrenand Shanghai'd - God Bless These Crooked Little Song (Jaha)16 December 2012 - 1:00amWith the release of GOD BLESS THESE CROOKED LITTLE SONGS, the Wyoming-based J Shogren invites us onto the dance floor as he and his band Shanghai'd deliver a handful of energy-driven numbers that exemplify what he refers to as 'Pulp Americana', which has nothing at all to do with Tom Russell singing Jarvis Cocker songs. There's lots going on here, with a nod to old time folk and country,...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: Laurie Levine - Six Winters (Rhythm Records)14 December 2012 - 1:00amFive years have passed since South Africa-born Laurie Levine released her debut album UNSPOKEN in 2007, which was followed a couple of years later by LIVING ROOM in 2009. During this time the Johannesburg-based singer-songwriter has been reaching audiences far and wide, picking up nominations for SAMAs (South African Music Awards) along the way and establishing a growing fan-base. With this,...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: Matheu Watson - Dunrobin Place (Self Release)14 December 2012 - 1:00amThe second album release and follow up to the eponymous debut of 2010 from multi-instrumentalist Matheu Watson comes with a deep understanding of instrumental Celtic music. Over the years Watson has played with the best of them, from Dougie MacLean and Tim O'Brien to Salsa Celtica and the Treacherous Orchestra on a variety of instruments. Mike Oldfield-like, Watson takes these instruments,...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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EP Review: Seth Lakeman - Live With The BBC Concert Orchestra (Honour Oak)14 December 2012 - 1:00amOpening with Blacksmith's Prayer, which for all intents and purposes sounds like Venus in Furs masquerading as a track from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds concept album, this collaborative effort between the poster boy of the British folk world and the BBC Concert Orchestra joins the current trend in folk/orchestra/brass band partnerships, which includes the likes of Sharon Shannon and The...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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EP Review: State of the Union - Rent (Reveal)11 December 2012 - 1:00amPublicity wise, Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams otherwise known as State of the Union, are getting around quite a lot these days. Not only was the Cambridge-based duo seen this summer doing a live session as part of this years' Cambridge Folk Festival television coverage, but also popping up once again this week on Andrew Marr's Sunday morning show, performing a bluesy version of the Pet Shop...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: Fat Babies - Chicago Hot (Delmark)28 November 2012 - 1:00amHot Chicago jazz is alive and well and living in...well...Chicago. Almost an entire century since King Oliver made the walls of Chicago's Royal Gardens sweat, the Fat Babies are exposing the roots of the windy city's jazz heritage with great gusto. With their debut release CHICAGO HOT, the Fat Babies have created a positively shining example of how a century-old style of music can,...By: Liam Wilkinson |
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Album Review: Cory Weeds - Up A Step (Wienerworld)28 November 2012 - 1:00amSaxophonist, club owner, record label owner, radio host...Cory Weeds is a man who lives and breathes jazz. Weeds is the owner of Vancouver's top jazz club The Cellar - now a world renowned venue - and continues to promote jazz with what seems to be every fibre of his body. He also happens to be one of Canada's foremost sax men and has, for the past fifteen years, performed with the cream...By: Liam Wilkinson |
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