Tag Archives: folk rock

HORSLIPS – At The BBC

July 8, 2025

Madfish 2025 Hibernian heroes’ harmonious labors for the Beeb – and their venturing beyond the waves – get taken from the vaults for historic scrutiny and unbridled hilarity. This ensemble could easily pack stadiums back home in Éire in the … Continue reading →

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ASHLEY HUTCHINGS – Million Dollar Ash

July 4, 2025

Talking Elephant 2025 A studio-sourced souvenir of festivities honoring one of the most venerable movers in the realm of roots music. How else would you celebrate the occasion of English folk-rock’s father figure becoming octogenarian if not with a public … Continue reading →

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PHOENYX – Keepers Of The Flame

June 20, 2025

Phoenyx 1990 / Prometheus Music 2025 Linking the West Coast and the Manx Sea, cult classic makes a welcome return from the brink of oblivion. Given how many people of Irish and Scottish heritage live in the States, it’s rather … Continue reading →

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DR. STRANGELY STRANGE – Anti-Inflammatory

April 14, 2025

Think Like A Key 2025 What’s another quarter-century for an eternity-scoring ensemble? Eirean heroes return to secure a cure for our times. Living in the past seemed to be par for the course for this collective. Their first two records, … Continue reading →

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THE GPs – In 1981 There Was: Live In Concert

March 10, 2025

Talking Elephant 2025 Caught between “Full House” and “Streets Of London” but feeling free enough, rustic-rock royalty have a jolly good time. When three erstwhile Fairporters – Richard Thompson, Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks – and Ralph McTell decided to … Continue reading →

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