The Folk Implosion: Walk Thru Me (2024)

The Folk Implosion: Walk Thru Me (2024)

I really ought to read press releases more carefully before downloading albums as I saw the name of this band and just thought they were a folk act, which is not exactly the case. The band were originally formed in 1989 when John Davis sent a tape to Lou Barlow (Deep...
Doug MacDonald: Santa Monica Session (2024)

Doug MacDonald: Santa Monica Session (2024)

Doug provided a quick follow-up to ‘Live at The Rancho Mirage Library’ with this album which finds him working with different musicians in a slightly different style. This time around, his arrangements have taken five veteran standards and three of his originals into...
David Bailis: Tree of Life (2024)

David Bailis: Tree of Life (2024)

On this five-track 27-minute-long instrumental release guitarist Bailis is joined by the tenor-saxophonist Chris Speed, Eric Lane on piano and synth bass, and drummer Jason Nazary. The quartet recorded the full set in a five-hour session without any prior rehearsals....
Home Service: A Live Transmission (2024)

Home Service: A Live Transmission (2024)

When thinking about the folk-rock scene in the UK, it is no surprise that Ashley Hutchings is rightly referred to as “the guv’nor” given he was a founder member of Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band. The last has had multiple musicians through its...