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John Hinshelwood - Called Back (the poems of Emily Dickinson) (Album Review)

June 09, 2021 by David Vousden in Album Reviews, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz

For his sixth solo release Scottish singer and songwriter John Hinshelwood has taken a different approach to his craft inspired by the poems of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). The reclusive Dickinson, who wrote almost 1800 poems during her lifetime, conducted most of her correspondence with the outside world via letter, especially after she retreated to her bedroom in later life. The sheer volume of Dickinson’s work was not discovered until after her death and she is now considered one of the finest American poets of her generation. John Hinshelwood readily admits that his connection to Dickinson was initially limited to a mention of her in a Paul Simon song, but the purchase of a volume of ‘Selected Poems’ would spark an interest that would become an obsession (in a good way).

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June 09, 2021 /David Vousden
John Hinshelwood, Emily Dickinson
Album Reviews, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Jazz
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Jack Broadbent - Moonshine Blue (Album Review)

November 20, 2019 by David Vousden in Album Reviews, Blues, Folk, Jazz, Singer-Songwriter

With the likes of the Montreux Jazz Festival “the new master of the slide guitar” and Bootsy Collins, “The real thang” singing his praises the casual observer might be fooled into thinking that Jack Broadbent was some kind of guitar-slinging wunderkind, storming out of the bayou on a mission to destroy all with his blazing guitar work. In reality, I’m guessing it’s pretty hard to find a bayou in Lincolnshire and Jack’s obvious guitar prowess turns out to be a small part of the story.

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November 20, 2019 /David Vousden
Jack Broadbent
Album Reviews, Blues, Folk, Jazz, Singer-Songwriter
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Linah Rocio - Warrior Talk (Album Review)

February 01, 2017 by David Vousden in Album Reviews, Singer-Songwriter, Jazz, Indie Pop

I first discovered Linah Rocio in the Summer of 2016 when she opened for fellow Aveline Records artist Ruth Theodore at the, always welcoming, Green Note in London’s Camden. Finding good music at Green Note is not exactly difficult as they seem to manage to find great acts every night of the week but I was especially taken with Linah’s short set and have been looking forward to her album.

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February 01, 2017 /David Vousden
Linah Rocio
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