Christmas has crept up on me this year. So much so that I’ve already missed a fair few singles with an undeniably festive feel. To put that right, I thought I’d do a quick rundown of five tunes with which to fill your musical stocking. Four from the UK, plus a bonus track from oneContinue reading “Five Festive Country Tunes for 2025”
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Socially Anxious and Single: A Lesson in Facing the Storm
“I think you only truly discover who you actually are, and what you actually like, once you’re alone” – Catherine Gray I don’t normally listen to the Word for Today podcast unless I’m away at something like this. It is the first time in two years that I’ve travelled up to Blackpool for the BritishContinue reading “Socially Anxious and Single: A Lesson in Facing the Storm”
Jeorgia Rose – Boxes
Songs on the loss of childhood innocence hit me harder these days. Since turning 30 I’ve done a lot of self-reflection on adulthood so far and hankered after simpler times in the wake of unmatched expectations and life choices. So hearing Jeorgia Rose speak about such things on her latest single ‘Boxes’ has been aContinue reading “Jeorgia Rose – Boxes”
2022: A Personal Review in 10 Songs
In this personal review of 2022, I select ten songs by ten artists that have made a particular impression on him over the last twelve months. “I realise that there are some striking omissions, like Ingrid Andress, Kelsea Ballerini, and Elles Bailey, to name but three, but the songs and artists that I’ve chosen (andContinue reading “2022: A Personal Review in 10 Songs”
Tenille Townes – Masquerades
It doesn’t take long to listen to Tenille Townes’ new EP and realise that its title is full of irony. Far from putting on a disguise or pretending to be someone else, ‘Masquerades’ presents a new level of honesty for the Canadian singer-songwriter. She moves from observational storyteller to highly personal introspection, removing the maskContinue reading “Tenille Townes – Masquerades”
Tenille Townes – When’s It Gonna Happen
Tenille Townes continues to bear her beautiful soul with her latest single ‘When’s It Gonna Happen’. Honesty has always been the Canadian singer-songwriter’s best policy, and here she reveals how she feels sometimes about being single. Delivered in her own inimitable style, she discloses a part of herself usually hidden behind the “laughing… smiling face”Continue reading “Tenille Townes – When’s It Gonna Happen”
CMA Songwriters Series – St George’s Hall, Liverpool
I hope that the doorman who greeted me at St George’s Hall for the CMA Songwriters Series got to sit in on the show. When I asked him if I was in the right place, he responded hesitantly with “for the Country & Western thing? Yeah, just through here”. The way he said it madeContinue reading “CMA Songwriters Series – St George’s Hall, Liverpool”
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