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: 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 …
Review Date: March 26, 2012 Review By: Helen Mitchell Location: The Sage, Gateshead Support for the evening came from Winter Mountain, a new name to me. The duo hail from Donegal, Ireland and Cornwall, respectively, having met of all places on a train southbound from Chicago to Memphis. As the lead singer put it, they’ve …
Review Date: September, 7, 2012 Review By: Sean Marsh Location: The Arc, Stockton-On-Tees Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns hit Stockton in early September as part of their UK tour. Having recently reviewed their CD, LUCKY DEVIL, I knew roughly what to expect from them from an audio point of view, but the visual …
Review Date: March 24, 2013 Review By: John Roffey Location: The Centre Stage, Bournemouth Somewhat unknown in these parts, Kim Edgar was embarking on her first solo UK tour but despite admission prices being slashed, only a handful of diehards turned out on a bitterly cold evening. Those that made the effort were rewarded with …
