Everything by Jo Cox

  • Lisbee Stainton Competition

    Lisbee Stainton Competition

    Answer the following question correctly to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to see Lisbee perform live, plus we’ll throw in a copy of her debut album Girl On An Unmade Bed, new single Harriet and some surprise extra goodies. What guitar does Lisbee play? Congratulations to Emma Wallis from Wales who is the winner of our Lisbee Stainton...

  • Indigo Girls – Staring Down The Brilliant Dream

    Indigo Girls – Staring Down The Brilliant Dream

    Where most would struggle in their careers to produce three worthwhile live albums, for songwriters as prolific as the Indigo Girls there seems fair justification. Bringing together some of their favourite live recordings from 2006-2009, they have hand-picked more than enough new material to fill 31 slots on a double album whilst avoiding the kind of...

  • Seth Lakeman Interview

    Seth Lakeman Interview

    Ahead of the release of his new album Hearts And Minds, Seth Lakeman took the time to talk to us about his new direction, working with producer Tchad Blake and his songwriting inspiration. More Than The Music: You were building up to it with Poor Man’s Heaven but there’s a definite shift on the new album towards tackling modern day issues such...

  • 23/06/2010 | Alan Pownall – Bush Hall, London

    23/06/2010 | Alan Pownall – Bush Hall, London

    Despite admitting to picking up a guitar for the first time only a few years ago, Alan Pownall has still managed to position himself as one of the big names to watch out for this year. Although it always helps to count the likes of Noah And The Whale and Mumford And Sons as friends, in truth you still need a discernable amount of talent to get the kind of...

  • 14/06/2010 | City And Colour – HMV Forum, London

    14/06/2010 | City And Colour – HMV Forum, London

    Tackling two distinct genres that to most seem poles apart is a pretty risky proposition. Afterall, there are literally thousands of artists and musicians who struggle to get a proper grip on just the one. However for Dallas Green, who first made his fame with the Canadian post-hardcore group Alexisonfire, it seems that there are no such issues. Tonight at...

  • Seth Lakeman – Hearts and Minds

    Seth Lakeman – Hearts and Minds

    Seth Lakeman has achieved something quite rare for a contemporary folk artist and that is commercial success. Whilst The Punch Bowl and Kitty Jay represented the best of modern folk, his later albums seem to have bridged a gap with pop and rock which, accompanied with a Mercury Prize nomination, have brought fiddles and banjos to a much wider audience and...

  • 01/06/2010 | The Unthanks – Union Chapel, Islington

    01/06/2010 | The Unthanks – Union Chapel, Islington

    They may joke that the only reason people come to their shows is for the clog dancing, but judging by the reaction of a fascinated London crowd this evening they might not be that far off the mark. So popular has it been that they have even had to work more  into the set says Rachel, which is great news for an ensemble who are as much about keeping old...

  • 25/05/2010 | Imelda May – The Anvil, Basingstoke

    25/05/2010 | Imelda May – The Anvil, Basingstoke

    Dublin born Imelda May looks every part the 1950’s rockabilly star as she struts her way onto the stage in Basingstoke tonight, but all is not as it first appears. On closer inspection it’s clear that whilst musically she’s rooted firmly in the earliest rock and roll, lyrically she has moved the genre resolutely into the 21st century. Tracks such as...

  • 14/05/2010 | Eliza Carthy – The Theatre, Chipping Norton

    14/05/2010 | Eliza Carthy – The Theatre, Chipping Norton

    When your parents are English folk legends Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, you’d expect to inherit enough talent to get by on. But for Eliza Carthy, who started performing with her mother, aunt and cousin at the tender age of thirteen, it seems there is much more going on than just impressive parents. Part of what has made her so successful is her...

  • 24/04/2010 | Kate Rusby – Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

    24/04/2010 | Kate Rusby – Wyvern Theatre, Swindon

    A favourite of the BBC2 Folk Awards for over a decade, mercury nominated and with seven solo studio albums under her belt, Kate Rusby’s credentials are impressive. But as she openly admits, the past few years have been far from plain sailing. A divorce from producer husband John McCuskey in 2006, the death of two close relatives and the birth of her first...