Gigs
Lucy Blu at the Camden Chapel
Written by Ian Aspinall, photos courtesy of Colin Jones. A show in conjunction with Talentbanq at the Camden Chapel in the London Irish Centre; a venue I’ve not been to before but I had seen that some shows had guests sat on the floor. Imagine my relief when I...
Nashville Meets London at Pizza Express
By Ian Aspinall Tuesday October 12th saw the last Nashville Meets London of 2021, hosted, as ever, by Absolute Radio DJ extraordinaire Matt Spracklen. Pizza Express Live in Holborn was the venue once again, and the lighting for photography purposes was ever the...
Robbie Cavanagh – The Live EP Tour – Biddulph Town Hall 11 March 2020
By Guest Reviewer Anna McLauchlan We don’t get many country gigs of this calibre in Staffordshire so when I saw Robbie Cavanagh was going to be playing just half an hour from home I was amongst the first to grab some tickets. The venue is a modern but pretty...
Ags Connolly and Don Gallardo ‘Live at What’s Cookin’ Leystonstone 26th February 2020
By Roger Sharman Now I'm primarily here to write about the wonderful show put on in Leytonstone on last Wednesday night by Don Gallardo and Mr Ags Connolly. I felt the need to message Ags on Wednesday morning to find out what the deal with the show was because I had...
The Dead South With Noble Jacks, Portsmouth Guildhall, 26th February 2020.
Wednesday night The Dead South played a SOLD OUT gig in Portsmouth, not only that it was the Guildhall, so not just any old venue, but the largest venue in Portsmouth! I was excited to be at a Country gig in my home town, even more so as it was sold out, I knew there...
Wade Bowen at the Borderline 30th July 2019 Review
By Roger Sharman Last Tuesday night in soggy Soho we were treated to one of the best live shows of the year. Coming back from career-threatening surgery on his throat, this was really the first opportunity that Wade Bowen had to promote his critically-acclaimed ‘Solid...
Cody Jinks live at Red Rocks July 13th 2019, a Reflection
On Saturday the 13th of July the small town of Morrison, just a few miles outside of Denver Colorado, was invaded by the Flockers, Cody Jink’s incredible group of fans, for a magical night of Outlaw Country music. We got to Red Rocks early to tailgate with the Flock...
Sam Morrow and his band at the Little Country Smokehouse in Great Cransley, Kettering, Northamptonshire
Sam Morrow and his band played a blistering set recently as part of his UK tour in the sleepy little Northamptonshire village of Great Cransley, near Kettering. Where, I hear you all ask? Great Cransley is located near the town of Kettering in Northamptonshire and the...
Chris Young, Live at the Eventim Apollo, London 9th May 2019
Chris Young kicked off his ‘Raised On Country’ tour in the UK this week and we caught up with him in London at the Hammersmith Apollo. Chris cuts a statuesque figure, as Kate and I found out as we were lucky enough to have a meet & greet with him before the show....
Pat Reedy & Sarah Vista at the Lexington 4th March 2019
Reviewed By Roger Sharman On a chilly Monday night in early March at The Lexington, one of my favourite venues in central London, I arrived early for the show. There was already an air of expectancy, in the bar, before the doors to the upstairs venue were opened. As...