Capturing the personal gig experience in words is the founding principle of this blog. Here's the 2025 journey with stand-alone gig and festival reviews indicated via a link.
AMAUK Showcases - Hackney, London
Danni Nicholls - Temperance, Leamington Spa
Julian Taylor - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Colby T Helms - Muthers Studio, Birmingham
Campbell Jensen - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Alex Hart - Stourbridge Town Hall (Wollaston Studio), Stourbridge
Reg Meuross - Clent Parish Hall, Worcestershire (No review due to medical incident in audience)
Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes - The International, Leicester.
Carter Sampson Band - Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
An Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart - Birmingham Town Hall
Steve Knightley - Katie Fitzgerald's, Stourbridge
Danny and the Champions of the World - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
Thea Gilmore - Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton
Red Sky July - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
The Delines - The Glee Club, Birmingham
Ramblin' Roots Revue - Bucks Student Union, High Wycombe
Stephanie Lambring - Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
Jerry Leger - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Our Man in the Field + Matt Owens - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Margo Cilker - The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Andrew Combs + Dan Whitehouse - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Brown Horse - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
Sorrel Nation - Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
Abigail Lapell + Steph Cameron - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Ellie Gowers - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
Catherine MacLellan & Lucy Farrell - Kitchen Garden, Birmingham
Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys - Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
