Tag Archives: singer-songwriter

JOAN ARMATRADING – Whatever’s For Us

May 9, 2015

Cube 1972 / Esoteric 2015 Oft-overlooked, if not too humble, beginning of one of the finest British musical talents. The many colors of its cover can’t conceal the state of the artist – not the painter but the performer and … Continue reading →

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CHRISTINA HOLMES – Peace Love & C.Holmes

May 8, 2015

Tarpan 2014 Hippiedom re-inhabited with barefoot emotions – dancing and dreaming. Here’s young songwriter in Narada Michael Walden’s artist development list, and this time the reverend drummer-producer veers away from his diva template, as Christina Holmes seems to have come … Continue reading →

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BEAU – Shoeless In The Desert

April 7, 2015

Cherry Red 2015 Sharp yet smooth: most uncompromising song cycle from veteran observer. Trevor Midgley, artistically known as Beau, has been juxtaposing romantic notions with sociopolitical agenda from the very start of his career, from 1971’s on to from 2014. … Continue reading →

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KEVIN JOHNSON – Rock & Roll I Gave You Songs

March 27, 2015

Angel Air 2015 Song wizard of Oz lays his Trans-Pacific wonders out for observation. Starting out as a writer, not performer, in the mid-’60s, it took Kevin Johnson some time before he found a voice of his own and for … Continue reading →

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BEAU – Creation

March 8, 2015

Dandelion 1971 / Cherry Red 2011 / Guerssen 2015 A classic LP finally gets its sonic due and expands to embrace previously hidden horizons. Like Donovan before him, John Trevor Midgley wasn’t content to confine his acoustic picking to the … Continue reading →

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