Let’s get the elephant out of the room first and foremost—the production value of Paul Maged’s studio music thus far is serviceable at best. Diamonds & Demons was a diamond in the rough, and his sophomore album, Light Years Away, does little…
In a recent poll on BBC Radio 2, as Richard Thompson proudly informs the audience on stage in hall one of the beautiful Sage in Gateshead, ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes’ by Fairport Convention was voted the most influential…
Tom Figgins wanted to explore his folk roots on ‘Retrograde’, so he’s roped in plenty of help from ex-members of Noah and the Whale. You’ll hear Tom Hobden on violins, while Fred Abbott was responsible for the recording and mixing…
Violetta Zironi is a precocious singer-songwriter who’d come swinging out of the musical gates at a young age. Now 22, the artist began developing her own songs at 16-years-old. In that short span of six years since her humble beginnings,…
Not everything in life is sunshine and rainbows. We have our highs, and we sure do have our lows. San Diegan contemporary folk artist Lindsay White understands this as well as anyone, but rarely do such accessible songs lean into…
If Ben Brookes’ latest single, “Stories in the Rain”, is anything to go by, then we are in for one heck of a record once his full-length record drops in the near future. In the meantime, though, listeners can regale…