John Paul White - The Hurting Kind (12/04/19)
Artist: John Paul White
Release Date: 12th April, 2019
Genre: Americana, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Record Label: Single Lock Records
Tracks: 10
Website:
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Megson - Contradicshun (08/02/19)
Artist: Megson
Release Date: 8th February, 2019
Genre: Folk
Record Label: EDJ Records
Tracks: 10
Website: https://www.megsonmusic.co.uk
Megson request that you join them on a journey of contradictions and conversations. From Victorian domestic disagreements to 21st century martial arts misadventures, all the perplexities of the human condition will be laid before your ears.
Stu and Debbie Hanna (aka Megson) began writing and collecting the songs for ‘Contradicshun’ about two year ago when they stumbled across the title song, an obscure composition by Geordie Victorian balladeer Joe Wilson in ‘Tyneside Songs, Ballads and Drolleries’ (1870). This song sparked the idea to write and collect an album of songs with the subject of contradictions and conversations. Exploring the ‘two sides of the same coin’ theme.
The music was recorded in their self-built garage studio as well as a cobbled together studio in their beloved 2002 5 berth Avondale Dart caravan. The acoustics of the caravan brought out the best of the banjo and fiddle on the album though the sound of passing postmen and local wildlife can no doubt be faintly heard in the background.
This is their 9th studio album and 13th record produced for their own cottage industry label EDJ Records & Production which has produced and released albums for Benji Kirkpatrick, Kelly Oliver, Show Of Hands, The Young 'Uns and Lucy Ward amongst many others. Lyrically this is their most ambitious album to date, every word finely tuned to fit the meter, music and narrative & drawing inspiration from classic folk songsters like Ewan MacColl, Pete Seeger and Vin Garbutt.
Again this is an album rooted in Megson's native North East with many of the songs taken from 19th Century Tyneside manuscripts like ‘Rhymes of the Northern Bards’. But unlike other Megson album there is also a nod to their East Anglian residency with a song about a fictitious Cambridgeshire Judo team.
Joining Stu & Debbie are the always excellent John Parker (Nizlopi) on Bass, session musician Patrick Duffin (Percussion) and their neighbour Paul Youdan (Backing Vocals). Since releasing their last album ‘Good Times Will Come Again’ in 2016 Megson have been nominated for their fourth BBC Radio 2 Folk Award and have performed over 200 packed out shows across the country.
The album opens gently with ‘Are You Sitting Comfortably’, a soul searching exchange about the humdrum ‘hamster wheel’ of life. The title reminded me of the start of every ‘Listen With Mother’ radio show in the 1960’s. The mandolin sparkles in the powerful title track ‘Contradicshun’, a 19th century plea for harmony rather than discord which was written by Joe Wilson. A song as current ow as when it was written almost 150 years ago.
Another song which is right on point is ‘The New Girl’ a touching story of migrants viewed with suspicion by some when they travel to a new country. Despite the fact that many of our towns and cities have been built by the self same people. ‘All of us are travellers stumbling through life’ explores the idea than we are all citizens of both somewhere and nowhere. Very little is known of the lyrics of ‘Voice Of A Nation’ found in the 1812 collection ‘Rhymes Of The Northern Bards’. The arrangement scorns the democratic system of the time and backs the parliamentary reform call which culminated in a cavalry charge on more than 60,000 people in the 1819 Peterloo Massacre.
Although at first unlikely bedfellows in ‘Toast :Jackey and Jenny’, Stu and Debs have combined a hearty drinking song with a cautionary temperance song written by James Rewcastle in the early 19th century, It compares the pro’s and con’s of both viewpoints. Which side will you support? More tea vicar?
With Debs taking the lead and drawn from ‘The Northumbrian Minstrelsy’, the elegant and eloquent ‘I Drew My Ship Into The Harbour’ is a night visiting song gone wrong. A must see live track is ‘Two Sides Of Every Conversation’ a humorous and clever exchange between a married couple who recall key events in their relationship let say……rather differently. Wry and quirky but very funny, The type of song which Stu and Debs really excel..
‘The Keach In The Creel’ (or caught in the basket) is a traditional Child ballad. It recounts the story of a bonny lad lowered in a basket into his lover’s room. It sees Stu on banjo & mandolin and Debs on accordion. For all those who love Megson’s excellent ‘The Longshot’, the next track the ‘Barrington Judo Club’ could be your new favourite. Giving a nod to their East Anglia stomping ground, Stu takes the lead in a song which follows the wiitty, clever but fictitious story of a local Judo club and their day to day struggles. Watch out for the punchline. ‘A Week Away In The Caravan’ is a semi autobiographical story from Stu and Debs holiday memoirs and dedicated to all fellow caravan owners,
A Megson album is always the hallmark of high quality cleverly written and arrangement folk music, full of heart. social conscience and a keen sense of humour. Another big winner from Stu and Debs.
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Carson McHone - Carousel (25/01/19)
Artist: Carson McHone
Release Date: 25th January, 2019 (UK and Europe)
Genre: Country, Americana
Record Label: Loose Music
Tracks: 11
Website: http://www.carsonmchonemusic.com
The Wandering Hearts - Wild Silence (Deluxe Edition) (25/01/19)
Artist: The Wandering Hearts
Release Date: 25th January, 2019
Genre: Americana, Folk, Country
Record Label: Decca
Tracks:20
Website:
The winner of our LCM Debut album of the year 2018 just got better. Five new live, acoustic or alternative versions have been added to this already excellent album
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King Calaway - King Calaway EP (25/01/19)
Artist: King Calaway
Release Date: 25th January, 2019
Genre: Country, Country Pop, Country Rock
Record Label: Stoney Creek Records
Tracks: 5
Website: TBA
The brand new debut EP from a fast rising new Nashville based Country band.
Six unique voices. Six top-notch instrumentalists. Three different countries. Featuring a half dozen musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, King Calaway is proof that there's strength in numbers.
Before coming together in 2018, bandmates Jordan Harvey, Chad Michael Jervis, Simon Dumas, Chris Deaton, Caleb Miller and Austin Luther all pursued their own solo careers, racking up a long list of milestones, including American Idol golden tickets, CMA Awards performances, international tours, session gigs, and BBC TV appearances along the way. They could all sing. They could all play. And one by one, they all found their way to Nashville, drawn to the city by its rich, diverse music scene.
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Martyn Joseph - Here Come The Young (08/02/19)
Artist: Martyn Joseph
Release Date: 8th February, 2019
Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Folk
Record Label: Pipe Records
Tracks: 11
Website:
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph returns with new album Here Come The Young which was produced by Gerry Diver (Tom Robinson, Lisa Knapp, Sam Lee) & Martyn says of his new album, "The songs are exploring uncertainty to varying degrees through different subject matter both in the personal and political. I hope for those who listen it will be the sort of record that takes you on a journey and leaves you buoyed and hopeful at the end, despite the fact that we go to a few tough places."
Born in Penarth near Cardiff, Martyn is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has enjoyed a career spanning 35 years to date, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances. He has created his own style and reputation as a stellar songwriter, jaw-dropping guitar player and mesmerising performer, and social justice is an essential part of his music, which has been recognised with various humanitarian awards and plaudits.
On Here Come The Young, his songs are imbued with an optimism at a time when it is not easily found. Running throughout the album is a sense of hope and belief in the good of the majority, and that this will overcome the loud, cynical noise that pervades. For Joseph, songs are photographs of moments and visions be they good or bad, his lyrics encourage people to fight fear, cynicism and negativity and the rhetoric of those who hold power. The title track 'Here Come The Young' suggests the young don't have the same baggage of past generations and are more open and inclusive On 'Loves Majority', a protest song of sorts, the greater collective good will always outweigh the bad. There is a heart-breaking tribute to those who work for the betterment of others on 'This Glass'. Self-doubt is the subject in 'Oh My Soul', encouraging belief in one's journey. Six years ago, Martyn visited the West Bank in Palestine to play a festival and this became a catalyst to him forming a non-profit organisation to work with grassroots projects across the world. It was his experience in Gaza that lead him to write 'Take Back The Sky', where young kids fly kites as a symbol of freedom 'the wrist that holds the string of dreams for one brief moment takes back the sky'.
Martyn has previously toured with the likes of Art Garfunkel, Jools Holland, Ani DiFranco, Suzanne Vega, Mike and The Mechanics, Joan Armatrading, Celine Dion and Shirley Bassey. In 2016, in addition to playing over 170 shows worldwide, he was asked by the EFDSS and British Parliament to write and perform as part of "Sweet Liberties" with Nancy Kerr, Sam Carter and Maz O'Connor to mark 800 years of British democracy. One of his songs from this, "Nye" celebrating Nye Bevan, the author of the NHS, has been enthusiastically received by audiences everywhere, as well as having BBC national airplay on Mark Radcliffe's Folk Show and Tom Robinson's 6 Music show.
"Martyn Joseph's albums are always a massive event for me and 'Here Come The Young' is superb. Strong, powerful and brave, it takes Martyn's songs to a new, exciting and challenging place." Bob Harris OBE on Here Come The Young
"Thrilled that this collaboration came together - this will absolutely prove a major turning point in Martyn's recording career - a creative partnership between two of my all-time favourite artists." Tom Robinson on Martyn Joseph and Gerry Diver.
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Lucy Rose - No Words Left (22/03/19)
Artist: Lucy Rose
Release Date: 22nd March, 2019
Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Folk, Pop
Record Label: Communion Music
Tracks: 11
Website: https://www.lucyrosemusic.com
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Freya Ridings - Freya Ridings (31/05/19)
Artist: Freya Ridings
Release Date: 31/05/19
Genre: Singer-Songwriter
Record Label: Good Soldier
Tracks: 12
Website: https://freyaridings.com
The highly anticipated self titled debut from soulful North London singer-songwriter Freya certainly doesn’t disappoint. Building on the success of a string of massive hit singles, Freya presents her reflective debut on the crest of an almost overwhelming wave of adulation and expectations. With an impressive live profile stretching across hundreds of gigs, there’s no denying that Freya is a serious artist, who has put in all the hard work and craft. Freya is also a BRIT School alum and all her training has put her in a great position to capitalise on her wonderful songwriting and vocals talents.
The stunning opener ‘Poison’ will convince even the hardened sceptic. Whether expressing herself in a whisper or a powerhouse vocal, her voice is wonderfully captivating, with a deep, emotional resonance. Drum embellishments add an intriguing new dimension to her piano-led sound. Her radio-ready pop hit ‘Castles’, also marks a departure from the lovelorn ballads, with its punchy, driving beat and irresistible chorus. ‘Holy Water’ similarly pushes towards a new direction, and finds her aspiring after the pop-soul energy of Hozier.
However, torch songs are Freya’s established forte and from ‘You Mean The World To Me’ to ‘Still Have You’, they’re included on the new album in force. ‘Blackout’ is a spectacular admission of her rawest vulnerabilities. Similarly, ‘Lost Without You’, delving into tear-jerking territory in a way that rivals the best of Adele, still achieves a perfect balance of poignancy and power, a full year since its original release.
The unstated, yet darkly captivating ‘Ultraviolet is a standout. It’s a quietly intense, haunting track that signals a mature turn for Freya, as she continues to define herself as an artist. It was the raw power of Freya’s live EPs that first attracted her loyal following, and while her debut album is lushly produced, the authenticity at the centre of her bedroom-penned songs remains at the heart of her appeal. Freya is a real, serious, long-term talent. Despite her natural inclination towards the melancholy, the triumph of her debut album is surely something to smile and be positive about.
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James Morrison - You're Stronger Than You Know (08/03/19)
Artist: James Morrison
Release Date: 8th March, 2019
Genre: Soul, Rock, Alternative
Record Label: Stanley Park Records
Tracks: 12
Website: http://jamesmorrisonmusic.com
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Kaia Kater - Grenades (11/01/19)
Artist: Kaia Kater
Release Date: 11th January, 2019
Genre: Folk
Record Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Tracks: 14
Website:
Young folk music veteran Kaia Kater rises to bold new heights of imagination and creative expression on her 3rd album Grenades. With abundant poise and poetry, Kater composes an odyssey about personal identity, memory, and discovery in the wake of her father's journey as a young political refugee. She draws upon her diverse musical influences in Quebec, the Caribbean, and Appalachia, and her bicultural experience as a 2nd generation Grenadian-Canadian, to envision a new path for herself and her songs.
Steve Earle and The Dukes - Guy (19/03/19)
Artist: Steve Earle and the Dukes
Release Date: 19th March, 2019
Genre: Country
Record Label: New West
Tracks: 16
Website:
Steve Earle was nineteen and had just hitchhiked from San Antonio to Nashville in 1974. Back then if you wanted to be where the best songwriters were you had to be in there. Guy Clark had moved to Nashville and if you were from Texas, Guy Clark was king. A few years later, Steve would be playing bass guitar in Guy's band and flying high on what would become an indelible friendship of like-minded musicians who bonded in a kinship of stories told through song. Flash forward more than forty years to May 2016. Guy Clark had just succumbed to cancer after a long battle with lymphoma. Guy had lived with his disease and had continued to write songs until the day he died. He also painted, built instruments and owned a guitar shop in the Bay Area. According to Earle, "You hung around with him [Guy] and knew why they call what artists do disciplines. Because he was disciplined." The same can be said of Earle. In the fall of 2018, Steve and The Dukes went into House Of Blues studio in Nashville and recorded GUY in six days. "I wanted it to sound live...When you've got a catalog like Guy's and you're only doing sixteen tracks, you know each one is going to be strong."
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Alice Wallace - Into The Blue (08/03/19)
Artist: Alice Wallace
Release Date: 8th March, 2019
Genre: Folk, Country, Americana Singer-Songwriter
Record Label: Rebelle Road Records
Tracks: 11
Website: https://www.alicewallacemusic.com
Southern Californian singer-songwriter Alice Wallace has created a sparkling gem with her fourth album ‘Into The Blue’. It shines brightly in upbeat sunny ’70’s West coast country and Tex Mex pop-rock..
It’s very clear Alice is a wonderful vocalist and songwriter and we hope this album gives her the recognition she rightly deserves.. ‘Into The Blue’ pushes the boundaries of Americana with its rich strings, punchy horns, a stark and heavy rhythm section and very poignant songwriting. Stand out tracks include the wonderful ‘Santa Ana Winds’ and the title track ‘The Blue’.
“Sail away into the blue … you’re only scared of the things you can’t see,” sings Alice explaining why she finally decided to become a full time singer-songwriter. It’s a brave and bold move which makes a a very logical title track. It’s a big life style change, that we are sure will be very much rewarded,
Alice will be on tour in the UK in late autumn. Catch her if you can.
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Mike Mayfield - Hard Up EP (08/02/19)
Artist: Mike Mayfield
Release Date: 8th February, 2019
Genre: Soul, Singer-Songwriter
Record Label: TBA
Tracks: TBA
Website: https://mikemayfield.co.uk
Hozier - Wasteland, Baby! (01/03/19)
Artist: Hozier
Release Date: 1st March, 2019
Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Pop, Rock
Record Label: Island
Tracks: 14
Website
Multi-platinum singer songwriter Hozier will release new album, Wasteland, Baby! March 1st on Island Records.
Hozier first rose to prominence following the release of his globally successful, triple platinum single Take Me To Church. The track was nominated for Song Of The Year at the 2015 Grammy Awards, won Song Of The Year at the 2015 Ivor Novello Awards, won Song Of The Year at the 2015 BBC Music Awards and won Top Rock Song at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, where Hozier also wonTop Rock Artist. Take Me To Church has sold 2.23 million copies in the UK to date. Hozier also saw great success with Someone New, which went gold and Cherry Wine and From Eden both being certified silver
Wasteland, Baby! is the follow up to Hoziers critically acclaimed self titled debut album, which has now amassed over 2.5 billion streams while his total and the album has sold over 850 thousand copies in the UK, going platinum in the process, while the record has sold 4 million copies worldwide. Hozier received a nomination for Best International Male; at the 2015 Brit Awards.
The album follows Hoziers recent Nina Cried Power EP. The EP, which features Multi-Grammy award winning artist and performer Mavis Staples and instrumentation by renowned Grammy Life Time Achievement Award recipient Booker T. Jones, has been streamed over 26 million times since its release in September last year. The title track of the EP also opens Wasteland, Baby! and has already proved incredibly successful for Hozier. Barack Obama included the song in his favourite songs of 2018 playlist;
The Steel Woods - Old News (18/01/19)
Artist: The Steel Woods
Release Date: 18th January, 2019
Genre: Americana, Southern Rock, Rock Country, Country Rock
Record Label: Woods Music / Thirty Tigers
Tracks: 15
Website:
Old News is the new second album from Nashville based southern-inspired rock band The Steel Woods It is centered around the soulful and commanding vocals of lead singer Wes Bayliss and the instrumental prowess of guitarist Jason (Rowdy) Cope, Old News makes a statement in the continuing evolution of The Steel Woods as a band and the Bayliss/Cope combo as songwriters, something their 2017 debut ‘Straw In The Wind’ only scratched the surface.
Over the last two years The Steel Woods have built a loyal and passionate fan-base through their road warrior touring mentality and extraordinary live shows. Whether headlining or supporting artists such as Dwight Yoakam, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jamey Johnson, Cody Jinks, Miranda Lambert, Blackberry Smoke and many more, The Steel Woods consistently convert audiences with each performance.
The themes reflected on Old News range from perseverance (“Wherever You Are”, “All of These Years”), to unity (“Blind Lover”) to hope and resilience in the stand out title track “Old News”. Their belief in finding common ground through shared life experiences and a musical connection was inspired by the conversations the band had with people they met on the road.
As with their acclaimed debut album, The Steel Woods again included a Black Sabbath cover (“Changes”), but also felt the need to acknowledge some important artists we have recently lost. The four tribute tracks honor Tom Petty (“Southern Accents”), Merle Haggard (“Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)”), their dear friend Wayne Mills (“One Of These Days”) and Gregg Allman (“Whipping Post”).
Old News was recorded at Echo Mountain Studio (Asheville, NC) and Blackbird Studio (Nashville, TN) and features band members, Wes Bayliss (guitar/vocals/keys/mandolin/harmonica), Jason Cope (guitars), Johnny Stanton (bass) and Jay Tooke (drums/percussion).
The Steel Woods are a band steeped in Southern culture with a modern approach and powerful intensity in live performance. Though their style is unapologetically Southern Rock and Rock, just pull back the layers to find lyrics that feature passionate storytelling and messages that resonate.
Dermot Kennedy - Dermot Kennedy (04/01/19)
Artist: Dermot Kennedy
Release Date: 4th January, 2019
Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Pop, Folk
Record Label: UMGRI Interscope
Tracks: 12
Website: http://www.dermotkennedy.com
The wonderful debut album from the very fast rising Dublin singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy.
Songs Of Our Native Daughters (22/02/19)
Artist: Songs Of Our Native Daughters
Release Date: 22nd February, 2019
Genre: Roots
Record Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Tracks: 13
Website:
Songs of Our Native Daughters gathers together kindred musicians Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell in song and sisterhood to communicate with their forebears. Drawing on and reclaiming early minstrelsy and banjo music, these musicians reclaim, recast, and spotlight the often unheard and untold history of their ancestors, whose stories remain vital and alive today. The material on Songs of Our Native Daughters -- written and sung in various combinations -- is inspired by New World slave narratives, discrimination and how it has shaped our American experience, as well as musicians such as Haitian troubadour Althiery Dorval and Mississippi Hill Country string player Sid Hemphill, and more.
This Old River - Jacob & Drinkwater (20/03/19)
Artist: Jacob & Drinkwater
Release date: 20th March, 2019
Genre: Folk
Record Label: Polyphonic Life Recordings
Tracks: 10
Website: www.jacobanddrinkwater.com
Jacob & Drinkwater are singer songwriter Tobias ben Jacob & multi instrumentalist and much in-demand double bass player Lukas Drinkwater. The UK based alt folk duo have been gathering momentum since they first appeared in 2014, with their very first performance together at the legendary Glastonbury Festival.
Their excellent debut studio album ‘This Old River’ was recorded at Lukas’ studio Polyphonic Recording in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It marks a recording milestone for the duo, as it’s their first ‘in-house’ production with the duo self recording, producing and with Lukas undertaking the mixing. Mastering was completed by Ian Stephenson.
The album has the same high level quality hallmarks of their previous releases. Strong, thoughtful and reflective songwriting, great arrangements & musicianship coupled with strong rich vocals and harmonies. Tobias has often described his writing as ‘distilled life experience’ and a form of ‘soul cartography.’ All the songs on the new album are written by Tobias (except the traditional song ‘Nottamun Town’) and arranged by Lukas.
Tobias and Lukas also comment about ‘This Old River; ‘The album takes the listener on a journey through a subtle emotional landscape peppered with arcadian images, themes of love and fragility, and stream of consciousness style lyrical moments.”
The album opens with ‘Song Of The Sun’ painting a rich soundscape of the rising of the sun. “The light pours in upon our golden slumbers. Where the starry dreamers all awake. The forest whispers all its secret numbers. Counting on the morning to break and the song of the sun will sing us into life.” The title track ‘This Old River’ is an ode to the memory of Tobias’ grandfather ‘Eric The Red’, his youth in the Cuerdale Valley near Preston and his love of his native Lancashire. “Nineteen-thirty-four Sir Alan Cobham’s flying circus came to Walton-le-Dale. Up on Cuerdale Hill you’d see the pilots faces as the planes went zooming by in the blue summer sky. The skyline was dotted with smoky mill chimneys up on New Hall Lane. They’d say if you can’t see Pendle Hill that means it’s going to rain. The whole town was built on the boom back when cotton was king. Our poor ancestors toiled at the loom, their poverty was a terrible thing. And this old river running through it all. I love to come back down here just to watch it roll through the years.”
I love the tender and thoughtful ‘Real Love’ with Tobias’ quality songwriting again coming to the fore. “I’ll treat you right no matter what you heard. I’ll be someone you can believe in. In the naked light Oh my word. Tell me i’m not dreaming. I don’t know why I’m so complicated. But please stay by me even when my light is fading. Real love I’m dying to know. Real love if you feel it. Real love hearts that glow. Real love to believe it”
One of my favourite songs of the album is the wonderful and atmospheric percussive bass driven track ‘There’s A Shadow On The Sun’, inspired by reading first hand accounts of life in war torn Syria. It has a lovely rich soundtrack feel about it.
Alongside nine original songs the album includes an ethereal and haunting take on traditional folk song ‘Nottamun Town’. They first heardthe song on Fairport Convention’s classic album ‘What We Did On Our Holidays’. The melody was also the inspiration for Dylan’s ‘Masters Of War’. The duo have also added two dark, brooding verses inspired in part by recent historical TV drama ‘Vikings’. ‘Imagined Letter #44’ is Tobias’ ode to love and London life.
The thoughtful and retrospective ‘Higher Love’ is classic Tobias songwriting. “We will rise with the morning sun. The battles that we should’ve won. A note from another time ‘Hello I’m doing fine’. Written on the other side all the wounds that you could’t hide.” The unusual ‘Iridescent Light’ starts a little prog folk almost Monty Python then explodes into a bright, optimism track. Simple innocent contentment sharing Arcadian days.
With it’s beautiful Spanish-feel acoustic guitar solo, the reflective and gentle Beatleque ‘Polaroid’ drifts wonderfully along. “A photograph of Helena and me taken on holiday by the sea. It says ‘hello I wanted you to know the song you wrote it helped me out when I was low’. I dreamed of a song floating like a prayer. Revealing meaning everywhere.”
The album ends with the topical ‘It’s Still A Beautiful World’. A very strong note of hope in a troubled world. “Like a child I build my castles, I listen for the ocean in the shell. Vision after vision flows into my open mind. But i can’t touch the edges of it or bring it into shape and line. I’m just an exile on life’s weary road. In the threadbare garments of a poor wayfarer. A disaffected refugee, I’m just a pilgrim on a highway of diamonds. With hurricanes and softly bowed violins. I’ve got a headful of heaven and a pocket full of heartbreak. Still I’m a rich man for a don’t have to walk through this life alone.”
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Those Who Roam - Claire Hastings (18/01/19)
Artist: Claire Hastings
Release Date: 18th January, 2019
Genre: Traditional Folk, Folk, Scottish Folk
Record Label: Luckenbooth Records
Tracks: TBA
Website:
‘Those Who Roam’ is the much-awaited second album from former BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Claire Hastings. It is a blend of original and traditional songs under the theme of journeys, and follows the success of Claire's debut album 'Between River and Railway' released in 2016. The album features accomplished musicians Jenn Butterworth (guitar), Laura Wilkie (fiddle), Thomas Gibbs (piano) and Andrew Waite (accordion).
It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Castlesound Studios by engineer Stuart Hamilton alongside producer Inge Thomson. The album showcases the versatility of Claire's style and repertoire, with some interesting stories along the way. "An exquisite album" - SONGLINES // "A genuine treat" - FATEA.
Signs - Tedeschi Trucks Band (15/02/19)
Artist: Tedeschi Trucks Band
Release Date: 15th February, 2019
Genre: Rock, Blues
Record Label: Fantasy Records
Tracks: 11
Website:
On February 15, Tedeschi Trucks Band and Fantasy Records will release ‘SIGNS’, their 4th studio album and a new high-water mark in their recording career. With 11 originals penned by the band and a few dear friends, produced by Derek Trucks, Jim Scott and Bobby Tis and meticulously recorded to two-inch analogue tape for the first time, SIGNS reflects on the losses suffered by the band in the past few years while still finding cause for hope and celebration in the beauty of life and nature.
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