Mared’s latest EP washes over the listener like waves on a shore. If Sian Eleri is yet to play it on her Chillest Show then it’s strongly recommended. ‘Everything I Left Behind’ exists in a liminal space, floating between alt-folk, RnB and electro-pop. Fellow Welsh artists Georgia Ruth and Al Lewis come to mind inContinue reading “Mared – Everything I Left Behind”
Author Archives: Gareth Williams
Amy-Jo – Hypocrite
Sat between a mainstay of UK Country music and a Nashville singer-songwriter, Amy-Jo holds her own. It is testament to how far she’s come that the level of performance between her, Two Ways Home and Regan Stewart is seamless. Her rendition of ‘Hypocrite’ at the latest Good Company Songwriters Round self-assured and unwavering. It isContinue reading “Amy-Jo – Hypocrite”
Taynee Lord – Still Searching
Taynee Lord continues her country mash-up of pop and rock with her latest single ‘Still Searching’. Taking popular symbols from fairytales to tell her own story of love in a modern world. She is honest and unrelenting in her pursuit of ‘the one’. The central image of the frog is two-fold: both representative of thoseContinue reading “Taynee Lord – Still Searching”
Annie Dressner – Dumb Boy
The nostalgia spilling through from Annie Dressner’s latest single sure hits the spot on a lazy Sunday afternoon. ‘Dumb Boy’ takes me back to my late 90s childhood when its soft punk sound penetrated the airwaves much more than it does these days. Its story of unrequited love never goes out of fashion though. TheContinue reading “Annie Dressner – Dumb Boy”
Gig Diaries – The Jaywalkers
Away from the bright lights of the O2 last weekend, I made my way to the Tin Shed in rural North Wales. Such has been the growth of country music in the UK over the past decade, it is not just the C2C Festival that is now on offer for fans of the genre. AndContinue reading “Gig Diaries – The Jaywalkers”
Gig Diaries – Northern Songbirds 2026 Tour
The final leg of the inaugural ‘Northern Songbirds’ tour came to Liverpool, in the ever more intimate setting of the Kazimier Stockroom. It felt small enough on my first visit a month ago but this time a curtain across one side and a lengthy merch stand on the other meant a tighter squeeze. It tookContinue reading “Gig Diaries – Northern Songbirds 2026 Tour”
Fieldlily – Grow
The metamorphosis from Wildwood Kin to Fieldlily has not been as radical as the timespan. The Key sisters have retained much of their electro-folk that still washes over the soul like waves on a shore. The difference now, in the absence of drummer Meg, is less a punctuation and more a delicate offering of wisdomContinue reading “Fieldlily – Grow”
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,Continue reading “Gig Diaries – Good Company (February 2026 edition)”
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 focusContinue reading “Gig Diaries – Amelia Coburn”
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 sameContinue reading “Elles Bailey – Can’t Take My Story Away”
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