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  • Favourite releases of the last 6 months of 2016

    Lisa Hannigan – At Swim I’ve been a fan of Dublin singer songwriter Lisa Hannigan since her first album emerged some years back. And the new one, which has been released following a period of writers block, is just superb. How can you not like an opening line like “Hold your horses, hold your tongue/Hang the…

  • Favourite releases of the last 6 months of 2016

    Into the final entries for my best of the year blog. Few more to come over the next few days. And then that’s it until some more new music emerges in 2017. Nancy Kerr and the Sweet Visitor Band – Instar Without doubt one of the finest gigs of the year for me was catching Nancy…

  • 13 December 2016 playlist

    The Albion Christmas Band “Winter Song” from “Winter Songs” (2006 Talking Elephant) http://www.albionchristmas.co.uk Ruth Theodore “The carcass and the pride” from “Cactacus” (2016 Aveline Records) http://www.ruththeodore.com Peter Bruntnell “Long way from home” from “Nos da comrade” (2016 Domestico Records) http://www.peterbruntnell.net Lewis & Leigh “The Rubble” from “Ghost” (2016 Celticana Records) http://www.lewisandleigh.com Kris Drever “The longest…

  • Favourite releases of the last 6 months of 2016

    Almost at the conclusion of my the end of year best of releases blog. Ambitiously I was planning to challenge myself further and select 2o essential albums but have admitted defeat, that is a nigh on impossible task so I’m just not going to pressure myself! I’ve kind of held true to my songs of…

  • 7 December 2016 playlist

    Reg Meuross “Christmas song” from “December” (2016 Hatsongs Records) http://www.regmeuross.com Aoife O’Donovan “The Magic Hour” from “In the magic hour” (2016 Yep Roc Records) http://www.aoifeodonovan.com The Black Feathers “Winter moves in” from “Soaked to the bone” (2016 Blue House Music) http://www.theblackfeathers.com Katy Rose Bennett “Cold November day” from “Songs of the River Rea” (2016 Katy…

  • Favourite releases of the last 6 months of 2016

    Ange Hardy and Lukas Drinkwater – Findings I really liked Ange’s last album Esteesee and on her latest record she’s collaborated with another supremely talented musician, Lukas Drinkwater. Findings includes some traditional material such as the excellent The trees they do grow high, which was the first track from the album I played on the…

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