The Ukrainians Demonstrate the Power of Peel
It’s difficult to convey the influence John Peel had on the music industry. There is no-one in the world since who has become a voice […]
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Les Reed, Composer, Conductor, Musician, Arranger and Songwriter, Dies aged 83.
I was terribly sad to learn last night that my Facebook friend, Les Reed had passed away. Even at 83, he seemed full of limitless […]
First Glimpse at 2019’s Cambridge Folk Festival Line-Up
One of the shining lights of the festival scene, Cambridge Folk Festival has given the first glimpse at 2019’s array of talent. Headed by dustbowl-Gods, […]
You Go Suavier – Manchester’s Suave Martyrs Bring Back Baggy
Suave Martyrs have recently supported Alan McGee’s latest great hopes, Alias Kid at Manchester’s super-cool Deaf Institute. The sold-out gig signaled the launch of their […]
Britannicana Act, Mark Shepherd, Premieres Video
Cambridge-based Mark Shepherd has released the video to the first single from his EP, The Grand Scheme of Things. With a yearning and a weariness […]
Ex-Durutti Columnist, John Metcalfe, Continues to Push Classical Boundaries
Three years in art-pop-new-wave-post-punk-proto-pronto-rockers (we could go on) Durutti Column gave John Metcalfe the opportunity to found Factory Classical with Tony Wilson, and more importantly, […]
The Fabulous New Sounds Of…King Prawn!
Cherry Red welcome you to dive headlong back into the wild and wonderful world of King Prawn. The band’s epic fifth studio album ‘The Fabulous […]
Why Music Fans Need to be Taking Flack
“Folk” has had exactly the same kind of re-branding “country” had a few years ago. No longer seen as fuddy-duddy or requiring someone to sing […]
Spectromorphic Iridescence – The Complete Rainbow Ffolly
“I name this rubber ark, The Rainbow Ffolly”She’s Alright English psychedelia was very much the merry little cousin of its American elder. Less portentous; artier; […]
Attempting the Unfathomable – Jasper’s Riddle
Jasper’s Riddle might very well simply be this – how on Earth does he find the time? Beginning a career in music is often an […]