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MARK RADCLIFFE & DAVID BOARDMAN – Hearsay & Heresy

August 3, 2025

Talking Elephant 2025 Two troubadours from Cheshire look at what was written up in the stars to better understand what’s happening on this mortal coil. If Ralph McTell was offering his company to a stranger for a stroll down the … Continue reading →

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STEVE TILSTON – Last Call

June 16, 2025

Talking Elephant 2025 Bowing out in style, English master of understated wonder sculpts his farewell album which is bound to cast a long shadow. It’s been quite a journey from “An Acoustic Confusion” that Steve Tilston debuted with back in … Continue reading →

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LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND – Greetings From Grolloo

December 22, 2024

RadZ 2024 Insolent sentries of Albion tradition send their tunes up to descend on Dutch countryside with a lot of style. It must have been a daunting perspective for this ensemble to embark on the Grolloo Festival stage in March … Continue reading →

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BEAU – Kingdom Of The Blind

May 4, 2023

Cherry Red 2023 English minstrel locates mysteries all around to crack enigmas in the world where sightlessness reigns. Listening to another set of epistles from the Leeds minstrel – his tenth gospel in ten glorious years – is not a … Continue reading →

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RUTH ANGELL – Hlywing

March 13, 2023

Talking Elephant 2023 Debuting with song cycle whose title means “shelter” and whose music enshrouds one’s soul in fragile warmth, English folk-shifting chanteuse finds her way to a welcoming home. Once in a while, artists come forth that, being slightly … Continue reading →

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