by Simon Jones | Jul 23, 2022 | Reviews
It’s great to get an album which is eclectic in both influence and execution. With ‘Our Blood Is Red,’ Luke James Williams has delivered one very attractive effort. To label him as a singer songwriter is way off the mark, you get images of guys...
by Simon Jones | Jul 21, 2022 | Festivals, News
After a two-year hiatus, Fairport’s Cropredy Convention returns with a fantastic line-up (see below). The roster includes host band Fairport Convention, singer/songwriter Richard Thompson, Trevor Horn Band, Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited, the legendary Clannad, and...
by Simon Jones | Jul 17, 2022 | Features
Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran….Adele? Making your audience think, ” we’re not afraid to twist the knife.” Simon Jones talks effective song writing with the good people of Milton Hide. Sunday night, just gone 8pm, over half way through my weekly two...
by Simon Jones | Jul 16, 2022 | Reviews
It’s summer, the weather’s getting warmer, warm enough perhaps for a spot of al fresco dining. Of course you’ll want some music the kind that’ll remind you about times like these when matters turn colder, yet will make the perfect soundtrack...
by Simon Jones | Jul 15, 2022 | Reviews
Certain albums come to define and represent a genre of music with a reputation and impact which never fades. Here’s one, recorded back at the back end of the long hot summer of 1976 at Rockfield studios in rural Wales by a cast of characters who reset the sound...
