Review Date: June 29-July 1, 2012 Review By: Nick Dent-Robinson Location: Great Tew Park, Cotswolds This year’s ninth Cornbury Festival followed just a week after the Isle of Wight Festival, with its sodden, muddy fields and mega-traffic chaos-even though there was great music there and generally happy, rain-soaked, attendees. The downpours had continued so it …
Review Date: October 29, 2011 Review By: Sean Marsh Location: The Sage, Gateshead Nearly four years after I last saw them, the Rhythm Kings were back in North East England. Two hours of high-class musical entertainment followed. The show started promptly at 7.30pm. There was no support act. Bill Wyman was the first person to …
Review Date: August 22, 2012 Review By: Emily Saxton Location: The Greystones, Sheffield Calhoun, Georgia-born Larkin Poe – sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell (formally members of the folk trio, the Lovell Sisters) – dropped by the bustling Sheffield Greystones Inn, the 24th of 30 European tour dates scheduled in support of their recently released fifth …
Review Date: July 8, 2012 Review By: Emily Saxton Location: Americana International Festival What a surprise it was to see Oregon’s Jerry Kilgore take to the main stage at this year’s Americana International Festival in July. After taking time out to record his third studio album TELEPHONE, TX-the second record released on his independent label …
Review Date: May 17, 2012 Review By: Alan Harrison Location: The Cluny, Newcastle One of my greatest pleasures is discovering new music in all its shapes and forms, and tonight was a revelation that I shared with 75 people scattered around a small room. The band in their black three button suits, white shirts and …
Review Date: September 21-23, 2012 Review By: Roger Ryan Location: Tullamore, Co. Offaly While the crowds could have been bigger, the organisers can feel well-pleased with the overall success of the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival, which was held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, over the the weekend of September 21-23. The combination of sunshine and music …
Review Date: February 5, 2012 Review By: Sean Marsh Location: The Cluny, Newcastle Back in April 2011, The Wiyos told me: “We’ll be back; maybe next winter.” True to their word, their return trip coincided with our first snow of the season. The last time I saw them, they debuted some songs for their forthcoming …
Review Date: March 22, 2012 Review By: Helen Mitchell Location: The Sage, Gateshead Support for the evening came from the Kennedys; a husband and wife duo who started out in Nanci’s band and credit her for them getting together both professionally and personally. They took the opportunity to play us a selection of old and …
Review Date: February 17, 2012 Review By: David Knowles Location: Arts and Leisure Centre Stevenage Having only heard of this group just two weeks before the show after seeing a tour advert in a national newspaper, then checking them out on YouTube, reviewing their latest CD WITH A TWIST, to taking a drive out to …
Review Date: August 24 – 27, 2012 Review By: Jeremy Searle Location: Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Folk Festival goes from strength to strength, selling out earlier each year; something that’s as much about the non-musical side as it is about the bill. A big site where you can park next to your tent, superb food, excellent beer …
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