As a fellow musical artisan from the fair county of Hertfordshire I would also like recommend a lis to this as it’s a brave and ambitious project. Getting people to listen to ‘non professional’ recordings is hard, […]

Lonely are the Brave is an interesting western as set in 50s or 60s with Kirk Douglas and Walter Mathau. Really good story and quite poignant.

I also enjoyed first one although a bit samey – don’t think I ever made it to the end of the album

Back in the early 70s we all tried to out do our schoolmates by championing the most obscure , usually awful ,prog band and there were quite a few to choose from ( bad prog is very unpleasant in my experience). […]

Ah had forgotten that you liked the balaclaved one @bobhumphrey01. I was probably being a bit churlish in my comment but he doesn’t do it for me although there’s no doubting the quality of his voice.

Started with Melody Maker back in the day interspersed with occasional NME and Sounds. All then went quiet ( for me anyway) until Q emerged in mid 80s. That felt like breath of fresh air – since then I’ve tried m […]

Cracking song Colin and of course exemplary musicianship and production.
I was thinking of going to Nashville but now can’t be arsed

Don’t want to miss the opportunity to give the occasional shout out for this country’s best ‘unknown band’. Live session during this last week on BBC Radio Scotland . Their gigs are likes hens teeth and never , […]

I was just talking the other day about how much The Police songs annoy me these days. Naggingly hooky but I just can’t bear to listen to them now. I do however have more time for some of his solo stuff – Nothing L […]

Not a big Bond fan but that was an enjoyable and very knowledgeable ramble. Connery undoubtedly the best but strangely my 2 favourites might be Live and Let Die (probably in the main because at the time I was […]

That voice and that ahead of its time ambient arrangement – recorded late 60s

Just listened to the new album today and immediate reaction is that it may be his best yet. OK he continues to lean heavily on that 70s Blaxploitation big production sound but that works for me and he (or should […]

has there ever been a stronger female voice in rock. This is chilling – the vocal track from White Rabbit

Your reviews always fill me with enthusiasm for music I wouldn’t normally consider Tig. So now off the listen to this on my morning dog walk. I don’t know the album although Gimme Shelter is my favourite Stones number.

Gillian Welch – Elvis Presley Blues
Bill Bragg – Levi Stubbs Tears
Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said
Nils Lofgren – Keith Dont Go

If I could point people in the direction of a couple of other similar era and style albums by female artists who have also seemingly ‘disappeared’ – the eponymous Nicky Holland album and ‘Troublemaker’ by Idha

My gob has been smacked!!

If I had hardcopy to hand out I would happily do so but as yet that medium not available. Free to download from Bandcamp site though.

Love a playlist me – here’s one I made a while back (in about 1975 I reckon). The word ‘obscure’ is of course purely subjective