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Garfunkel & Garfunkel – Father & Son – 04/12/24

Art Garfunkel senior with Art Garfunkel junior looking off to the side in what looks like a kitchen.

BMGReleased: November 8th, 2024 “A cinematic take on foundational pop music hits. The Garfunkels convey their love of music and each other through an emotive album whose crescendo with Cyndi Lauper’s classic is hard to beat” When the door knocks and we are given an opportunity to take a listen to Art Garfunkel, we take […]

19th April 2024- Honey and the Bear at The Wesley Centre, Maltby

Next for us in Maltby at the Wesley Centre Live we see Honey and the Bear, a Suffolk folk duo who have ventured here for the first time with a sound more towards the indie folk, and a soundscape of music exploring the natural world. It is a nice addition as the weather starts to […]

3rd April 2024 – Daria Kulesh at Cafe #9, Sheffield

We return to Cafe #9 for the first time in a long while. Small, cosy and bursting with colour and adventure in decor (and cake selection), we regret its taken this long to come back; the good coffee and music is always worth the journey. There is a gentle glow from the fire that burns […]

15th March 2024- Megson at Wesley Centre, Maltby

After having multiple plans since we first got into folk music; the stars aligned in the sky and we finally had the opportunity to see Megson live (here at The Wesley Centre in Maltby). Warm and inviting, and pretty much firing on all cylinders since we last visited around Covid times, Nick Wilson’s curation of […]

Sheffield Live Update Megapost #1 2024

The New Year is here, and so is this very delayed type up of a couple of shows we saw in 2023. It is delayed but important to talk about them before going forward. Let us get into this spicy combination of live music and theatre without further delay. Ben McElroy plus Antique Doll – […]

Live Review: Burd Ellen, Carusias Arise!, and Aeourth (5th October)

Bishops House Recently we got a chance to revisit Bishops House for a gig. Bishops House is a venue close to heart as this where I got married last year. This was not the Bishops House I remembered though. True the building is still intact, the old wood looking regal under the dark sky, but […]

Derby Folk Weekend – 1 October 2023

On the final day of the Derby Folk Weekend after being buoyed by the proceedings thus far, we come to the final run of acts. We have enjoyed the variety and the different flavours of the folk world, and the final day continued this trend. Old Spot (www.oldspotmusic.com) Having already skirted (or dipped in an […]