Desperately Lost City
UK Country Music from a Welsh Perspective
Gig Diaries – Good Company (February 2026 edition)
I had the perfect solo date night on Valentine’s Day this year, having finally made it to a Good Company Songwriters Round. Set up and starring the inimitable Katy Hurt, I settled down in my usual back row chair at Thornton Hough Village Club for two hours of original music from Emilia Quinn, Tennessee Twin,…
Gig Diaries – Amelia Coburn
The Kazimier Stockroom was once just that it seems. With a crowd bundled in beneath neon strip-lights and antique odds and ends. The music echoing through the walls from the adjoining public garden is, at first, a worrying distraction. But once Amelia Coburn begins her set (the latest on her UK tour) thankfully, the focus…
Elles Bailey – Can’t Take My Story Away
The word I would use to describe Elles Bailey is consistent. The singer-songwriter from Bristol is so consistently good that the hype surrounding her latest release is no surprise to those who have followed her for years. ‘Can’t Take My Story Away’ may be her most personal yet, but it contains many of the same…
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