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Read news, reviews, interviews, and more on Americana in this segment of Darren's Music Blog. Welcome to my music blog. I have fairly varied tastes in music: folk, rock, glam, heavy metal, and more. I use this blog to post my reviews of many of the gigs I've been to, as well as occasional album reviews and other music-related posts.
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Released: 4 April 2025 “We were spellbound by her ability to highlight unique perspectives with her songwriting” – Maverick magazine Following her extremely well-received self-titled, debut solo EP in 2021 and its much-anticipated follow-up Seven Stories parts one and two in 2024, River Stories is the latest release from London-based singer-songwriter, Little Lore. A burgeoning ..read more
‘The River’ – second single from the forthcoming EP ‘River Stories’ by singer-songwriter Little Lore
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1w ago
Released: 7 March 2025 “We were spellbound by her ability to highlight unique perspectives with her songwriting” – Maverick magazine Released on 7 March, ‘The River’ is the second single from the forthcoming EP by London-based Americana singer-songwriter, Little Lore. A burgeoning presence on the UK Americana scene, Little Lore has received many plaudits, both ..read more
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1M ago
Released: 7 February 2025 “We were spellbound by her ability to highlight unique perspectives with her songwriting” – Maverick magazine ‘I Can Breathe Underwater’ is the new single from Little Lore, the highly sought-after singer-songwriter on the UK Americana scene. Released on 7 February, it is one of six songs that will appear on a ..read more
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5M ago
Released: 11 October 2024 “Her songwriting hasn’t gone astray, with catchy lines coming thick and fast, alongside the wistful observational writing. The musicality sways in with reverberating, almost shoegaze guitar embellishments and constantly strumming acoustic guitar to ground each song with the brushed drums and light piano accompaniment. – Maverick magazine on Little Lore’s 2023 EP, Seven Stories Part One ..read more
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1y ago
I first came across David and Clare Rozzell as two-thirds of the bluegrass/folk trio, Wood Wire & Words. The trio saw David (guitar/vocals) and Clare (double bass/vocals) joined by Clare’s father, Pat Francis (dobro/mandolin), with the trio chalking up a plethora of gigs and festival appearances across the UK and Europe and releasing several albums – one of which I reviewed here.
The constraints of lockdown restrictions, however, meant that the established trio reformulated themselves into a duo and for two years , every Friday evening, the pair would stage their online Folkgrass Lockdown ..read more
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1y ago
Like many regional theatres in the UK, the events programme for the White Rock In Hastings has been the typical mix of touring tribute shows, musicals and panto with the odd stand-out musical gem thrown. Recently, the theatre saw a change in operator with Trafalgar Theatres (who run many similar venues across the UK), giving way to the Guildhall Trust. The latter are a charity that operate the Portsmouth Guildhall and they came in promising “exciting times ahead” and a “broader programme of entertainment” for the White Rock. Certainly, having Robert Plant on stage sets high bar and is hopefull ..read more
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1y ago
Seven Stories (parts one and two): released 23rd February 2024
“Storytelling is at the heart of Duffy’s songwriting but she finds a unique angle or topic on each track that brings a fresh perspective to a common and relatable issue.” – Maverick magazine on the 2021 debut EP from Little Lore
Following her fantastically well-received debut EP as a solo artist back in 2021, Seven Stories is the latest project from Tricia Duffy and her singer-songwriter alter ego, Little Lore. The first four songs, Seven Stories part one, were released digitally back in September 2023 with the final three songs Se ..read more
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1y ago
UK-based Leonardo Giuliani is a guitarist and singer-songwriter whose music embraces elements of rock, blues, country and folk. Featuring thirteen original songs, Rogue, which came out back in February, is Giuliani’s debut album.
His sound is primarily influenced by artists and bands from the late ‘60s and ‘70s, “from acoustic singer-songwriters to electric jam bands, all of whom played something different every night and made every performance unique,” he tells us. In 2019 he had the honour of being invited to sit in with one of his blues heroes, Buddy Guy, playing at his Legends club in Chic ..read more
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1y ago
Seven Stories part one (EP): released 22nd September 2023
“Storytelling is at the heart of Duffy’s songwriting but she finds a unique angle or topic on each track that brings a fresh perspective to a common and relatable issue.” – Maverick magazine on the 2021 debut EP from Little Lore
Following her fantastically well-received debut EP as a solo artist back in 2021, Seven Stories is the latest recording project from Tricia Duffy and her singer-songwriter alter ego, Little Lore. Seven Stories will be released digitally in the form of two corresponding EPs, Seven Stories part one, which comes ou ..read more
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1y ago
Initially one half of the duo, Duffy & Bird, Tricia Duffy then set out on her own as as a solo artist under the name of Little Lore. We discuss why her songwriting is like an episode of The Simpsons, her feelings of devastation at the demise of her original duo and why, in hindsight, it turned out to be the best thing that’s ever happened to her.
Tell us how you first got involved in playing and singing.
I was a singer when I was a child and then when I was 19 left the UK to go to America to work on cruise ships. I was so desperate to get into working at sea, my first job was in the ..read more