The title of Gretchen Peters’ new album Hello Cruel World (due for release by Proper Records on the 30th January 2012) is a pun on the famed exit line — a joke that, like the lovely melodies and deliciously textured arrangements framing these 11 songs — sweetens this captivating music spun from a year of …
For nearly any singer/songwriter on the planet, the idea of collaborating with Mark Knopfler would be the stuff of fantasy. But for Bap Kennedy, it was just the latest in a long line of projects with high profile, and highly respected, musical legends. For a man who has worked with Steve Earle and Van Morrison, …
Episode 9 of Propermusic.com’s new series of weekly podcasts features Diana Jones in a live music special. She joins Trevor Dann to discuss her latest album High Atmosphere as she tours the UK. She plays three tracks from the album live in the studio on her 1944 Gibson L-50 guitar and shares with us her …