Tag Archives: folk rock

CEILI RAIN – Crash This Gate

June 19, 2023

Ceili Rain 2023 Celtic-rock ensemble out of Syracuse send the listener a series of idealistic letters and set the course for cloud nine. He may have penned “Some Heads Are Gonna Roll” for JUDAS PRIEST and “Rise To It” for … Continue reading →

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THE REFUGEES – California

May 10, 2023

Wabuho 2023 Echoes from the Canyon bring back a little ensemble that loathe to rest on their laurels. Once upon a time there were FUGEES and then there was another trio, THE REFUGEES, whose pedigree couldn’t be more stellar: among … Continue reading →

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RODNEY MATTHEWS & FRIENDS – Lost In The Wild Wood

May 8, 2023

Rodney Matthews Studios 2023 From Kenneth Grahame’s novel forth comes a ballad to target the eternity of art. A globally renowned visual storyteller whose illustrations grace the covers of many a famous platter, a few years ago Rodney Matthews returned … Continue reading →

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M-OPUS – At The Mercy Of Manannán

April 8, 2023

Rude Chord 2023 Rewinding counterclockwise wonders at will, wanderers from the coast of Éire land on the mysteries from 1972. If this ensemble’s initial plan suggested they would play what should amount to a temporal game from the past into … Continue reading →

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ILLUSION – Everywhere You Go

March 31, 2023

Edsel 2023 No use in thinking what is done or what will be: a definitive roundup of the shimmering oeuvre by a British band who turned miracles into mirage. The story of various musical flocks that flew from THE YARDBIRDS’ … Continue reading →

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