Latest reviews, including Graeme Armstrong and The Canny Band, available here: https://www.bing.com/search?q=songlines+magazine&cvid=c6a576150e604ca8be7a6864bca47332&aqs=edge.0.69i59j0l3j69i65j69i64j69i60.9182j0j4&FORM=ANAB01&PC=HCTS
Author Archives: Billy Rough
Kim Carnie: And So We Gather
Latest review up now on Folk Radio UK, stunning new voice in Kim Carnie. Check it out: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2022/06/kim-carnie-and-so-we-gather/
Hannah Rarity: To Have You Near
Latest review up now on Folk Radio UK – Hannah Rarity’s sublime new album: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2022/06/hannah-rarity-to-have-you-near/
Hannah Read & Michael Starkey, ‘Cross The Rolling Water’ Review
Latest Folk Radio UK review of some lovely old time Americana: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2022/06/hannah-read-michael-starkey-cross-the-rolling-water/
The Art of Murder: Walter Sickert & Jack the Ripper
My latest piece exploring the supposed links between Sickert and Jack. Pick up in shops now or subscribe here: https://subscribe.forteantimes.com/
‘The Much-Abused Apostle of Music Hall Art’: Sickert and the Stage
Thrilled to have been asked to contribute an essay to Tate Britain’s new ‘Walter Sickert’ exhibition. You can read more about the exhibition (and buy the catalogue!) here: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/walter-sickert
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Latest reviews including Kenneth I MacKenzie’s ‘Glendrain’ and The Silver Darlings’ ‘Maiden Voyage’. Pick up a copy now! https://www.songlines.co.uk/
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Latest reviews including DLU, Niteworks, and TRIP. Get your copy here! https://www.songlines.co.uk/
Sam Sweeney: Solo
Such a stunning release. Sam Sweeney’s new EP soothes the soul as well as the ears. Read about it here: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2022/02/sam-sweeney-solo-ep-review/
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Read my latest reviews, including Isla Ratcliff’s ‘The Castalia’ in the latest Songlines issue: https://www.songlines.co.uk/magazine
