rescuing musical virtue in distress.
This week has been the usual mix of new music from old friends and songs which have put artists on my radar for the very first time. With live gigs on the horizon, there is no better time to support such grassroots artists and make sure that they are still working the circuit when you... Continue Reading →
Delicacy. That's the word that best sums up the nature of Daniel Blake's latest EP. You can throw about all the genres and labels that you like, but the common denominator of the music found here, the music that he has always been so deft at fashioning, is its gossamer and fragile nature. Not ambient,... Continue Reading →
Folk music, like every other style and genre has to move with the times to stay relevant. Remain entrenched in nostalgic sounds and you limit your audience to those who are already on board, push the boundaries too far and you find that you are just pandering to current fad and fashion rather than making... Continue Reading →