For those that don’t know Malcolm Holcombe, he’s an old-fashioned southern American troubadour – the way you’d draw one up in a film (actually, he’s probably not far off Bad Blake from Crazy Heart). His rugged, weathered face is complimented…
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The Shee
With a self-titled debut and new album Decadence under their belts the individually musically accomplished, largely Scottish, all-woman six-piece seemed worth a listen… Chris Belson: It is said that whenever a group of the beautiful and otherworldly Shee appear to…
Karenin’s Smile
This Peterborough band have only been playing together for a couple of years and already have released a debut EP, got to the semi-finals of Future Radio’s Next Big Thing, and got some scrummy BBC airplay. They are backed by the…
Endless Knot
Endless Knot are a Coventry based celtic-folk ska and reggae band. They have a lot of members and play a mad array of instruments. Their album Streets Ahead is available now… Matt Collins: Endless Knot’s Myspace page announces that Marc…
Cecille Grey
Nottingham based four piece Cecille Grey have been together for just over a year – already a fixture on the live scene and making a noise on BBC 6Music, the panel moved in to check them out… Tom Moyser: Cecille…
10 questions with…William Fitzsimmons
1. Hello, please introduce yourself and your music to the uninitiated I’m a songwriter and psychotherapist. Those are my two things that I think are most descriptive of me. The music is folk music with some other stuff on their…
Amos Zimmerman
Folk’n’roll artist Amos Zimmerman hails from Israel and creates ‘music that wants to look you in the eye’. His debut album with handy musicians The Riverband has been playing on the panel’s stereo… Nico Franks: Curiously, Amos’ surname suggests lineage…
Pesky J Nixon
From Boston, Massachusetts come from the Americana stylings of Pesky J Nixon. The panel went in to see what they could find. Alice Sage: There are absolutely no sharp corners in this band. No edges or complexity either. Just unbelievably…
Message To Bears
Message To Bears are a folktronica outfit from Oxford that have been making a big furry name for themselves. The panel stepped up to check out their sound. Eala McAllister: Message to Bears is the name of Jerome Alexander’s solo…
Freezing In Fressin
Southampton duo Freezing In Fressin bring you acoustic folk in the form of their first, self titled, EP. They take their name from a productive trip to Fressin in France. The panel dropped in for a listen. James Robinson: ‘Sweetly sardonic’…