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EP REVIEW: Satnam Galsian – ‘Fragmented Truth’
For those of you who are saying ‘I’m sure that name is ringing a bell’, I’ll deal with that right now. Satnam is in Leeds’ band Kinaara who play Punjabi and Celtic folk influenced...
SINGLE REVIEW: Leo Brazil – ‘Tiger Inside’
Recorded ‘live in studio’ with the band Wadcutter Blues Leo’s first release on his label Birds and Beasts Records is a storming slab of blues rock. Now before you write off the track as...
SINGLE REVIEW: Harry Orme & Frankie Harper – ‘Willow’
Both Leeds based singer/songwriter Harry Ormes and London-based songwriter/producer Frankie Harper are new to me but on the strength of this song clearly I;ve been missing out.
‘Willow’ is a sparse folk-ish ballad. Voice, delicate...
GIG NEWS: Blues Train Weekender – The Railway Inn, Marsden – 16th/17th September 2023
The weekender brings a stellar line-up to the very welcoming Railway Inn in the Colne Valley’s Marsden. And best of all, this will cost precisely none of your British pounds. Yep, a whole weekend...
FESTIVAL NEWS: The Fringe at Tramlines 2023
After a successful post-pandemic comeback in 2022, The Fringe at Tramlines makes its anticipated return to Sheffield from July 21st to 23rd. Supported by Sheffield BID and Sheffield City Council, this exciting event promises...