by Kev Rowland | Mar 1, 2026 | Reviews
This is the latest album from guitarist Randy Armstrong, who clearly shows that melody is always the strongest power, not necessarily who can play fastest, and the result is an instrumental release which made me smile from beginning to end. He is blending together and...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 1, 2026 | Reviews
Here we have two musicians, Geoff Bright (bass and soprano saxes, voice) and Hervé Perez (alto and soprano saxes) providing us an hour of improvised music which was recorded over two sessions. Apparently, they started playing with no preconceived idea of where the...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 1, 2026 | Reviews
This is the second album from Dordogne based Anglo-French band Lazarus Heights, which I believe was formed in 2007 by singer songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Dick Grisdale. Released in 2024, the line-up here was rounded out by drummer Jeff Gautier, Paul Mouradian on...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 1, 2026 | Reviews
Kariti (карити) can be translated to mean “to mourn the dead” in church Slavonic, and is the emotional and creative outlet of Ekaterina, a Russian-born poet and songwriter based in Italy. I am fortunate that I have heard both of the other albums she has released,...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 1, 2026 | Reviews
Singer and harpist Joy Shannon has recently been through some significant personal struggles, having to go through medical treatments for breast cancer. She has always found comfort in the works of Tolkien, so decided to write some new material based on some of his...
