Murray Head Interview
One of the most enjoyable rediscoveries for many singer/songwriter afficionados in recent months was the 1972 debut of musician/actor, Murray Head. His first album, Nigel Lived, was a fascinating and…
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July 2018
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Rupert Holmes Interview
What a great pleasure it was to talk to singer/songwriter (and author, playwright, writer of musicals, novelist) Rupert Holmes for a wonderful project anthologising his entire CBS/Epic output (1974-1976), Songs That…
Chi Coltrane – BGO Liner Notes – Chi Coltrane/Let It Ride/Silk & Steel
I spoke at length to American singer/songwriter, Chi Coltrane, for the long-awaited 2017 remastered reissue of her three CBS albums. Here follows…
Janey Street Interview
One of the immensely interesting singer/songwriters of whom you may not have heard is Janey Street, whose career goes back to the classic folk and singer/songwriter movement in 1960s Greenwich…
Renee Armand Interview
Sigh… there’s so much I could say about a brilliant album, in some ways typical of the first singer/songwriter era and in some ways quite different – The Rain Book…
Rufus Wainwright Interview
As he prepared for some summer dates in the UK (with a tour celebrating Poses to follow), I spoke to Rufus Wainwright for RnR Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 69.
Mary Chapin Carpenter Interivew
Originally in Vol. 2, Issue 69 of RnR Magazine, here’s my interview with the feted and much-loved singer/songwriter, Mary Chapin Carpenter. I started taking an interest in her work back…
Review: John Howard – Incidents Crowded With Life
Originally published in Shindig!, here is my review of singer/songwriter John Howard’s memoir, in which he describes his colourful life from infancy through to 1976.