Monday, 16 June 2025

Some want honey - Gabriel Moreno's 'Nights in the Belly of Bohemia' reviewed

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My favourite album of the year so far is 'Nights in the Belly of Bohemia' by Gabriel Moreno. This sixth studio album by Moreno shows...
Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Album anniversary, band projects and gallivanting

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Busking at a 'busk stop' at Wimborne Minster Folk Festival   It’s hard to believe that this week marks two years since the release o...
Monday, 5 May 2025

Musical escapology - David Harland's 'The Escapist'

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One album I’ve been playing repeatedly since its release last autumn is David Harland ’s The Escapist . If, like me, you’re a fan of the mus...
Monday, 14 April 2025

From record shop gigs to symphony halls and everything in between - The Rheingans Sisters, Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox, UFQ and Warduna

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In October I reviewed the Rheingans Sisters ’ album ‘Start Close.’ Then, in November, I was lucky enough to see the sisters perform an unplu...
Wednesday, 12 March 2025

An Interview with Einar Selvik of Warduna

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Photo credit: Morten Munthe Last November I spoke with Einar Selvik of Norwegian dark-folk band Warduna. The band were touring Europe at the...
Thursday, 10 October 2024

Good Habits, Richard Trethewey and the Rheingans Sisters – three recent releases to help us recharge our batteries, harvest our plums and synchronise our swimming

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I’ve been following closely the musical trajectory of Pete and Bonnie, aka Good Habits , since their first album in 2020. Since then, I’ve e...
Sunday, 28 July 2024

Den Miller and Gabriel Moreno - two singer-songwriters that stand out from the crowd

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Den Miller's album 'Join All The Dots' This summer, for the third year in a row, I’ll be attending the Purbeck Valley Folk Festi...