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Rita Hosking and Michael Chapman18 October 2011 - 12:00amWhen Rita Hosking approached the microphone tonight in the backroom of The Greystones in Sheffield, positioning her blonde Epiphone a couple of inches away from the mic, a buzz permeated through her first song, an irritation I feared would continue throughout the remainder of the set. My fears were quelled as the sound tech sorted it out immediately, ensuring the set that followed would be...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Rod Picott17 October 2011 - 12:00amWith warning signs all along the M18, declaring that the Woodhead Pass was closed to high-sided vehicles, I instinctively knew we were in for a windy night up at The Greystones in Sheffield, where Nashville-based singer-songwriter Rod Picott was playing a solo gig. It's been a while since I last saw Rod and I was eager to hear some of the songs from Rod's new record WELDING BURNS in a stripped-...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Sarah MacDougall7 October 2011 - 12:00amWhen I introduced Sarah MacDougall onstage tonight I think I was right in saying 'once heard, never forgotten.' I was of course referring to her singing voice, which is distinctly unique. Tonight saw the now Whitehorse-based singer-songwriter return to the UK for the first time with a trio, comprising famed Juno-winning record producer Bob Hamilton on upright bass and mandolin and regular...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Anna Coogan (with Daniele Fiaschi)2 October 2011 - 12:00amUpper Sheringham Village Hall, Norfolk – Saturday 1 October House Concert, Sheffield – Sunday 2 October To promote her latest album release THE WASTED OCEAN, Vermont-born singer-songwriter Anna Coogan teams up with Italian guitarist Daniele Fiaschi for the start of her current European autumn tour. With a couple of solo gigs already under her belt, one in Scotland and the...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick30 September 2011 - 9:58pmThe Roaring 70s Tour, September 2011 Bury Met, 1 September 2011 Birmingham MAC, 25 September 2011 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 29 September 2011 Since renewing their partnership in the late 1980s Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick have only recorded together sporadically but have maintained a consistent presence on the live circuit both in the UK and overseas. More recently they've...By: Kev Boyd |
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Society25 September 2011 - 12:00amSeven seems to be a pretty good number, even a lucky one to some, deadly to others. There's seven wonders of the ancient world, seven deadly sins, not to mention the magnificent seven of course. Putting the brides and brothers, dwarfs and samurai and the hills of Rome aside for a moment, I must point out that Society only boasts three members, but they have seven most important...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Slaid Cleaves at Henry Boons, Wakefield22 September 2011 - 12:00amOn tour to promote his first official live release SORROW AND SMOKE: LIVE AT THE HORSESHOE LOUNGE (2011), Austin-based Slaid Cleaves created an easy going rapport with the audience tonight at Henry Boons in Wakefield. Following a lovely, if somewhat short set by York-based Holly Taymar and Chris Bilton, the Maine-born singer-songwriter, surrounded by photographs of some of his country's jazz...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Spiers & Boden at The Civic Theatre, Doncaster21 September 2011 - 12:00amIt's been a while since I was able to get to a gig on foot, not counting the five mile walk I did with John Jones and others from Holmfirth to Shepley back in May, but the first on my own doorstep so to speak. The Civic Theatre in Doncaster has been part of my life since childhood and having the opportunity to see such acts as Spiers & Boden there once again is fantastically...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Elsecar Madfest: An MC's Perspective4 September 2011 - 12:00amThere's certain advantages to being the MC at a small festival, not least the fact that one could be privy to some potential gossip in and around the Green Room, not that there's much of that going on really. The imagined glamour of being around a bunch of artists partying at the expense of the festival coffers is wildly exaggerated; you are more likely to stumble upon any number of...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival1 August 2011 - 12:00amThe one thing we have to be aware of when setting out to write a report on an event the size of the annual Co-operative Cambridge Folk Festival, is that there's not a cat in Hell's chance of covering it all, in fact, not even half of it, not even close. This year the festival added a new fourth stage to the Cherry Hinton site specifically to focus on new and emerging talent. The aptly named '...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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