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Review Date March 6, 2012 Review By Alan Harrison Location The Boogaloo, Highgate, London Wearing a trilby at a jaunty angle and being tall, skinny and possessing a voice like a young Tom Waits the young Texan Jarrod Dickenson cuts an odd looking figure on the stage but his songs are all extremely well-crafted with melodies many of […]

Review Date April 22, 2012 Review By John Roffey Location The Centre Stage, Bournemouth A veteran of over forty years, award-winning singer-songwriter Steve Tilston played the Centre Stage to another healthy gathering and concentrated largely on his most recent releases RECKONING from 2011 and ZIGGURAT from 2008 whilst injecting a few surprises along the way. An all-round entertainer,

Review Date May 10, 2012 Review By John Roffey Location The Centre Stage, Bournemouth The evening got underway with a short set from grossly underrated folkie Mick Ryan who delivered a short set of hugely entertaining numbers, all sung a cappella. It was then followed by Rosie Carson a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. She had enrolled into the

Review Date May 2. 2012 Review By Eric Thom Location Hugh’s Room, Toronto, Canada It would appear that 65-year old Loudon Wainwright III has a lot on his mind. In fact, the title of his latest release tips the hat that he’s slightly fixated on death and decay; this comes with ageing. Yet, Loudon is now-and always has

Review Date July 13-15, 2012 Review By David Knowles Location Cambridgeshire This was the first year that things had worked out right for me. I could finally go to the whole three days of this wonderful festival that is only a 20-minute walk from my home. One thing I did not bank on though was the British weather,

Review Date November 4, 2012 Review By Keith Clark Location Thekla, Bristol The last time that Julia Stone played in Bristol it was as one half of a duo with her younger brother Angus but this year the Australians have put the family business on hold for a while to concentrate on their own individual projects. For Julia

Review Date November 16, 2011 Review By Jela Webb Location The Roundhouse, London You know you’re at a Low Anthem show when the stage is set with an array of instruments (including amongst others, guitars, drums, clarinet, pump organ, double bass, glockenspiel, bowed saw, trumpets) and when the four-piece appear it remains in semi-darkness and continues so throughout

Review Date January 28, 2012 Review By Alan Harrison Location Cluny II, Newcastle I shouldn’t have been too surprised to find a queue stretching down three flights of stairs to the basement of Cluny II following Madison Violet’s fantastic performance last year at the tiny Central Bar. All of the seats were full and people were still filing

Review Date May 6, 2015 Review By Nick Dalton Location What’s Cookin’, Leytonstone The sad, reflective lyrics of (They Used To Say) Train Time hark back through the years and this show reflects the glory days of roots and county in the capital when, 30-odd years ago you could pop out to the pub and see the likes