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November 2024 Playlist
One of my first ever interactions with another music journalist occurred after a Paul Simon concert in 1991 that I attended. I think it was in the Daily Telegraph that the review appeared and, having loved the gig from start to finish, I was rather disappointed with a write up focusing on Simon’s spontaneity zapping… Read more
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October 2024 Playlist
Apologies for the slightly later in the month posting of the playlist this time around. Life has got in the way a bit but not to the extent that the music exploration has stopped. In fact, alongside the usual record/song hunting the past month has seen me dive into some bumper fun archive box set… Read more
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September 2024 Playlist
I have just returned from the End Of The Road festival, re-nourished and positively overloaded with fresh musical experiences and excitement. Maybe I am a little low on new discoveries this year but that is due to the line up being so rammed full that I had a schedule that offered little opportunity for casual… Read more
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August 2024 Playlist
To accompany this months playlist I would like to share my, just published, review of the Cambridge Folk Festival over at KLOFMag https://klofmag.com/2024/07/cambridge-folk-festival-2024-review/ Images in descending order are: Anne McLuckie, Auka, Leyla McCalla + Lucy & Hazel Read more
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July 2024 Playlist
Out of all my long term favourite bands who could still reunite with original members, REM are the ones who would prompt the most excitement. I write this because a reunion, of sorts, has taken place over the past month when all four were inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. To mark the occasion,… Read more
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June 2024 Playlist
The Red Rooster Festival might well become my annual curtain raiser to the festival season. I am just back from attending my second year there having long been recommended it by friends who too have an appreciation of great music in quite a grand setting stately home grounds setting. The tone is mainly rootsy, there… Read more
