Artist – Oisín Hassan EP – Be Free, Like A Bird Released – 3rd June 2025 Reviewer – Allan Cairns, Liverpool Acoustic This is Oisín Hassan’s Debut EP he has been on the folk scene for a while now opening for the likes of Oscar Harrison (from Ocean Colour Scene ) KatieContinue Reading
Happy Place by April Moon + Kirzy Artist – April Moon Single – Happy Place Released –27th February 2024 Reviewer – Allan Cairns, Liverpool Acoustic April Moon are an Alt-country duo hailing from the vast prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada. They fell in love with the vibrant music scene in the UK. They haveContinue Reading
Artist – Simon Cousins Album – Myriad of Colour Released –27th September 2022 Reviewer – Allan Cairns, Liverpool Acoustic Launched at Maghull Folk Club in September, Myriad of Colour is Simons Cousins’ fourth solo album. It comprises eleven tracks mostly self penned, plus an arrangement of the traditional song Spencer the Rover andContinue Reading
Artist – Visions of Albion Single – You’re Not Alone Released – 6th December 2020 Reviewer – Allan Cairns, Liverpool Acoustic Visions of Albion consists of Samantha Shields’ stunning vocals and Daniel Ryan’s vocals and guitar. Alone they would be good but together they become greater than the sum of their parts.Continue Reading
Artist – Windmill Album – A Different Door Released – 5th April 2019 Reviewer – Allan Cairns, Liverpool Acoustic The new album from Windmill was written by three of the four band members and is three years in the making. Mick Dolan took the name of the album – A Different DoorContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Joe Keelan EP – Call Off The Gods Release date – 2nd October 2016 Reviewer – Allan Cairns Joe Keelan is releasing his first proper solo EP Call off the Gods on Saturday 15th October at the View Two Gallery, Liverpool. Joe used to be part of the band The Random Family,Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Dave Ellis & Boo Howard Album: Facebook Friend Reviewer: Allan Cairns Released: 30th October 2015 Liverpool-born Dave Ellis and London’s Boo Howard have been playing together since 1979 when Dave formed his electric band ‘The Reactors’ which incorporated guitar, drums and keyboards, and had Boo playing bass and handling mostContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: David James Robertson Album: Forgiven Reviewer: Allan Cairns In a varied and widespread career David James Robertson has played in Swansea-based band Sopha and Midlands band Riley, as well as various solo work. This debut solo album, which has been two decades in the making, is a labour of loveContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist – Windmill Single – One More Dance Release date – 17th November 2014 Reviewer – Allan Cairns This is Windmill’s latest single following their previous singles Birdman, Where Are We Now and Tiny Children. If One More Dance is a taste of their upcoming debut album Sandcastle then we have a treatContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Mojo Storm Album: Life Reviewer: Allan Cairns When I received this album I had mixed feelings. I had heard that Kevin Paton runs an African drum class and also a sound healing therapy group. After listening to the album ‘LIFE’, Mojo Storm’s first outing, I still had mixed feelings. TheContinue Reading
