Tag Archives: Steve Simpson

Album review: DAVE KELLY – Sun On My Face

Posted on April 12, 2024 by petefeenstra

Repertoire [Release date 13.02.24] ‘Sun On My Face’ could easily be a metaphor for the veteran British blues artist Dave Kelly, who in the slipstream of The Blues Band’s retirement, can now enjoy exploring the formative influences that have helped … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged acapella, album, Arthur Crudup, blues, Bob Hall, Brinsley Schwartz, cngwrter, Cole Porter, country, Dave Kelly, Dog Cox, folk, funk, Hank Williams, Homer Kelly, Joann Kelly, John Denver, Lou Stonebridge, Paul Jones, Pete Emery, review, Rob Millis, Sam Kelly, Smoky Robinson, Steve Simpson, Sun In My Face, Sun On My Face, The Blues Band, Tony McPhee | Leave a comment

Gig review: SLIM CHANCE- Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 17 February 2022

Posted on February 23, 2022 by andynathan

When Ronnie Lane quit the Faces, he got away from it all and retreated to the country, as many rock stars did in the seventies. However he took things a stage further when, with his band Slim Chance, he conjured … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged Billy Nicholls, Charlie Hart, Eel Pie Club, folk rock, Frank Mead, Geraint Watkins, gig, Ronnie Lane, Slim Chance, Steve Bingham, Steve Simpson | Leave a comment

Gig review: LEAD BELLY FEST – Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2015

Posted on June 16, 2015 by petefeenstra

Photo: John Bull Rockrpix www.rockrpix.com As George Harrison once said: “No Lead Belly, no Lonnie Donegan. Therefore no Lead Belly, no Beatles.” Van Morrison later generalized the point when he said: “Lead Belly was not an influence, he was the influence. If it … Continue reading →