I have to admit that the release of Frantic Chant’s latest album The Glass Factory at the end of February totally passed me by. The good news is catching up with it over the past few days has been a wholly gratifying experience. There’s a lot to catch up with. Weighing in at a… Continue reading The Glass Factory -The New Album from Frantic Chant
Month: May 2017
Pocketful of Sand – The brand new video from Kathy Muir
It’s been a busy few weeks for US based singer songwriter Kathy Muir. A couple of weeks ago she was in Scotland making a rare homeland appearance at the Tartan Ribbon Project benefit night in Oxgangs, the area of Edinburgh she spent her childhood in. Now safely back over the pond, today sees the… Continue reading Pocketful of Sand – The brand new video from Kathy Muir
Great Albatross deliver a satisfying debut.
Great Albatross are the collaborative vehicle set up by leader A. Wesley Chung to deliver his own brand of indie tinged folk music. With Chung at the centre of a revolving cast of supporting musicians it’s an approach that promises to keep things constantly refreshed. Their debut album, Asleep in the Kaatskills, has… Continue reading Great Albatross deliver a satisfying debut.
Antidote by Amy Duncan, An album for our times.
Sometimes an album appears at just the right time. Antidote, the sixth album from Amy Duncan is just such a collection. Primarily a group of songs about a personal battle with adversity, the lyrics here contain metaphors and images which chime perfectly with the fears and anxieties that today’s increasingly uncertain world generates in us… Continue reading Antidote by Amy Duncan, An album for our times.
For The Islands They Sing
Sink a Few Drams with The Coaltown Daisies The Whisky Song by The Coaltown Daisies is one of those tunes that makes you smile from start to finish. It gained a lot of positive attention after the accompanying video appeared as a CalMac Culture Music entry and deservedly so. A raucous mix of the band… Continue reading For The Islands They Sing
