Three Chords and the Truth UK

How to make the harp cool: team up with a sublime percussionist and explore the endless strands of where ethereal music can take you. Eleanor Dunsdon and Gregor Black exploit a telepathic nuance broadening minds and reaching heights derived by deploying a deft touch. Black exerts a coordinated dexterity ranging the length of the notes from brushed drums, tapped cymbals and applied bodhran. Dunsdon coaxes the harp to purr tunes of orchestral appeal. This is the musical adaption of ‘less is more’.  From a Glasgow base, the duo inspire and source their tunes from conducive places. Remote parts of western Scotland, the rugged tranquility of the west of Ireland and numerous myths of folklore leave a mark alongside the therapeutic qualities of a calm sea. In full flow, Dunsdon and Black mesmerise an audience guiding a willing mind into meadows of serenity. These two young artists are at the outset of a hugely promising career. Dunsdon brings harp delicacies to acclaimed folk quartet Ra...

  www.sorralnationmusic.com Sorrel Nation continues to evolve as a resourceful artist seeking ways to build a career and maintain momentum. With the acclaimed debut album Lost En Route now a year old, a twist to breathe new life into a selection of songs emerges in a new short release titled LIVE AND ACOUSTIC EP. In the summer prior to the album release, a similarly short live recording was issued as a sample to what folks could expect once Sorrel and her band hit the road to play many far flung venues. A growing band of fans raved about the live experience, whether in slimmed down duo/trio formats or the distinguished full band. They now have the opportunity to enjoy a representation on record as the 5-track EP sets out to capture the unfiltered interaction of one voice, simple instrumentation and a stellar song born to share. Three of the songs appeared on the album and there is a broadened dimension listening to the qualities of ‘O ld Man’, ‘The Way the Wind Blows’ and ‘Livin...

  The clue is in the title as this album is set to undertake a second life. Around a year ago, the colourful and action packed career of Janet Devlin entered a fresh focal stage with an uninhibited stab at creating waves in the malleable world of pop-infused country. Emotional Rodeo was Devlin’s first outing on a label priding itself on parading artists fluctuating around the bounds of convention. OK!Good Records were suitably rewarded with the widespread response to back the artist’s urge not to leave an extended package of songs gathering dust on the table. Hence the birth of a deluxe album with the fourteen tracks from the 2024 record getting a revived airing alongside an additional eight songs Devlin was itching to get out. Customer reaction will always dictate the success of such a venture with the proliferation of the streaming world maybe lending a route for the new songs to seek some light. The eight new tracks neatly split into two camps with a couple of live versions of p...

  www.joenolanmusic.com Born in Alberta, crafted in LA, the new album from Canadian singer-songwriter Joe Nolan gets to the core of road weary-mile clocking music fuelled by folk, borrowing the blues and wrapped in the cloak of Americana. LUV IN THE NEW WORLD is anchored deep down in the literary gravel fully packed with imagery and feeling. On a good day it’s a trusty companion for a bout of loneliness as Nolan shapes a rough diamond into a palatable piece of sculptured songwriting. The team behind the record illuminates the voice and you are left with a imaginary soundtrack to a fictional road trip from Yukon to the Gulf. Four of the ten tracks have surfaced as singles including two that set the tone. ‘ Wake Up Sleepy Anna’ indulges in a touch of fiction and owns a distinct sound peeling it away from most of its peers. Following this impressive beginning we are led into one of the best killer lyric lines heard all year, ‘too much time to kill in a two star town’. You could view ...

  www.steadyhabitsmusic.com An album a long time coming but now the wait is over. At 8 tracks and 32 minutes, DEVIATE may not be the most populous new LP hitting the shelves but small and mighty is a testament to one succinct and on message. A handful of tracks have been comprehensively road tested over the last year through full band Steady Habits shows and those where Sean Duggan conveys the solo format. Whether a festival, support, main or invited slot, the missing jigsaw piece was always a well-stocked merch table, a previous sparse space about to be populated by one of the finest releases of the year, while stocks last. The talents of Sean Duggan first came to light just under a decade ago in a duo act with his brother Kevin called Loud Mountains, particularly active in the Oxford area. With Kevin returning home to America, Sean turned his attention to fronting a band and the intent morphed into Steady Habits, an exciting live combo with Joe Coombs on lead guitar, Cathy Ife on...

  ‘I hope the past few years have helped fans see that this is the real me, not the person who was chasing trends or afraid to do something different’. The words of Chase Rice possessing a frank admission that considerable success came with a certain amount of compromise. While the past style was not to everyone’s taste, open ears are tuned in when new routes are explored. On ELDORA, Rice leans heavily on the personal, beginning in a simple stripped back mode before gently building and mindfully excelling. The release settles on a cautiously succinct twelve track collection allowing each song to breathe and generate an identity.  The themes are trusted fall backs in country music and when tackled with a subtle verve rarely fail to extend a warm hand. The songs reflect the experience of time spent in Eldora Colorado and express a sense of remoteness and reconnection with the basics. Truth in its purest form aligns with meaningful songs, although creativity thrives in bouts of s...