Three Chords and the Truth UK

30 words for 30 sets and lot of late night Neil Young. Enjoy...  The Background In 2017, amongst a crowded festival landscape, Ramblin’ Roots popped up with a mission to succeed. Keep it simple, affordable, connective and real. Nine years later and some from that crowded landscape have toppled. Not the Revue. Provide the right platform, and artists and fans will buy in. Here’s why:  Clubhouse Alumni and Associates Luke Tuchscherer and the Penny Dreadfuls What better way to start the Friday fun than powerful protest rock from a paid up member of the fiery proletariat, evoking resistance while sparking your inner sense of rebellion. The Dreaming Spires Late night special guests of little surprise. The Bennett brothers are woven into the fabric of Ramblin’ Roots. A mass of normal people assembled in a normal town will concur.   Paul McClure Refreshed and restocked with new material ably supported by innate wit. The saloon was his domain and everybody embraced a finale for th...

If 'music is the voice of the soul', then surely 'live performance is the soul of music'. This blog was launched five years ago to house gig reviews and these continue to be the staple of its content. In 2015 ninety gigs were attended, if you count each festival day, and most ended up with a review. However at this time of the year, it is tradition to pay tribute to those folks I come across on the circuit who far exceed this hefty number. As in previous years, and with full vanity intentions, the Top 20 from a pure enjoyment perspective have been chronicled, listed, ranked and posted. Festival sets have been deliberately omitted and grouped elsewhere, leaving a bunch of gigs long to linger in the memory. Enjoy the accompanying review extract and feel free to click on the full piece. 1  The Mavericks - Birmingham Symphony Hall Sunday 1 March 'During the Mavericks hiatus, Raul Malo had developed his own solo career with numerous Birmingham appearances but he ...