It was almost like old times with two thirds of the Write Like A Girl team reunited at The Libra for an evening of Grade A singer songwriting, brought to us by the wonderful folk at TALENTBANQ, at the venue where the sound effects come pre provided for any train based material,

#TEAMw21's final visit for 2025 to The Green Note would be something of an extravaganza with The Jackson Line being joined by Johnny Morgan & The Moral Support who have been on our "Must see" list for a while, following rave mentions from TALENTBANQ Supremo and tonight's MC Ray Jones. It must be said that rarely has the Green Note stage seemed so full with instruments, as it was prior to Johnny and his band taking to the stage, there barely seemed any room for anyone to actua

One of the better things to happen in 2025 was the reemergence of Rebecca Jayne with her single "Following The Sunshine", and she is ready to start 2026 with "One Thing", equally impressive but less bouncy and optimistic. Produced by Rebecca alongside Jim Cozens and mixed by Sue McMillan this song dates back to 2020 when it was written in twenty minutes, as all the best songs seem to be, yet stayed locked in Rebecca's phone.

The abiding memory of Audrey Spillman's last UK Show at The Sound Lounge was one of having seen sheer perfection. It's a little disappointing to find out that she's released some songs that slipped our radar yet not too late to shine a light on another gem in "Three Generations". Produced by husband and artist in his own right, Neilson Hubbard, this single comes with the bare minimum of instrumentation, it doesn't need unnecessary clutter obscuring the key instrument that is

One of the shining stars of this year's C2C was undoubtedly Max McNown, and finishing the year with 2 sold out London dates at the O2 Academy, will almost certainly see him leap to the Main Stage in 2027. Before Max though, was a lady who #TEAMw21 hope may yet well grace the stages at C2C 2026 - Lily Fitts from Boston Massachusetts. Taking to the stage in her black boots, dressed all in black and with only guitar for company, this was probably not the ideal way to enjoy Lily

A first visit to Lil Nashville for #TEAMw21 to see Song Suffragettes relocated to a new venue, and a chance to see two of the artists pencilled in Country Calling 2026, along with one who played in 2025 and one sure to be in the running once her second EP lands. The venue itself is awash with neon and guitars and messages that light up, there's a board with Nashville related photographs and ephemera such as a plane ticket, while a glitter ball spins over the head of the spect

There is probably nothing that signals the oncoming festive season more than Mariah Carey's wonderfully over the top "All I Want For Christmas Is You". If though after a long days Christmas shopping you perchance could bear to hear it again, however would prefer a more relaxed version then Jenn Bostic and Brian Sutherland have just the thing for you with a version so laid back, it is almost horizontal.

Danni Nicholls is returning to the UK next year for a tour, hopefully promoting her new album "Making Moves" The tour picture shows Danni in a most contemplative mood and she may well be contemplating if her Kickstarter campaign is going to reach its target. Closing on Saturday 20th December, it is tantalisingly within reach of success while at the same time perilously close to failure, as only projects that meet their target go on to fruition. Bearing in mind Danni's track r