Tag Archives: singer-songwriter

BEAU – Fly The Bluebird

April 15, 2014

Cherry Red 2014 As “common sense defaces taste,” veteran singer-songwriter looks up to the sky. Acute observations has always been Trevor Midgley’s forte, both in the early ’70s, when he logged a brace of albums for John Peel’s Dandelion label, … Continue reading →

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Beau sets a new record on the wing

April 6, 2014

Being associated with John Peel doesn’t imply an instant recognition, and Trevor Midgley, also known as Beau, know this too well. He recorded for the superstar DJ’s Dandelion label, often backed by the criminally obscure proggers TRACTOR, and his two old … Continue reading →

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BOBBY SANT – My Dead Town

August 14, 2013

Sakuntala 2013 Out of the altar and into the fire: Swedish songwriter serves up an observation of social decay. Whether it’s a global or a singular view, the stark setting of Sant’s second album suggests not an abandoned city but … Continue reading →

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EMMA NORDENSTAM – Response To The Birddream

August 6, 2013

Sakuntala 2013 A document of many questions and a few precious answers – gauzy and giddy. “I’m in shadow,” intones Emma Nordenstam adding elsewhere, “Silence is all around me.” It’s a solipsist, if egoless, point, and the Swedish chanteuse stays … Continue reading →

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BEAU – Twelve Strings To The Beau

August 2, 2013

The Sound Of Salvation 2013 After 38 years in limbo, an artifact is rediscovered – lost and found to be still relevant and chime in with the times. With all illusions of fame shattered, by 1975 Trevor Midgley was no … Continue reading →

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