The last time we saw Danny McMahon at a festival was at Buckle & Boots we predicted big stage action for the following year which shortly will duly come to pass. So is he ready to deliver on that prediction? Starting with a little razzle dazzle the band open and play for a while before gradually Danny walks out on stage, his voice deep and filling the ballroom with the Old Dominion influenced new EP song “Everything”. In many ways the closest we have to a US country style si

Keeping the Irish theme going after Mairead, were Hard Way Home, an Irish duo consisting of Karen Turley and Naomi Campbell who opened with “The Mountains”, with Naomi on harmonica and Karen on lead guitar and vocals. Coming from the same town in Northern Ireland, they are currently based out of Liverpool. For the second song “It’s You” Naomi took over on vocal duties, and stomp box, for an uptempo folk song that sounded positively angelic when when both sung together. Not to

Lucy Blu’s star has somewhat been in the ascendancy recently with a string of impressive singles, so it was an ideal time to check on her live performance. Starting to a stirring guitar, with “By The Way”from her 2017 “Trendy Girl” EP, Lucy stood out in her blue trousers, and jean jacket and her traditional blue hair. For the second song she strapped on her own electric guitar for her new single“Row Your Own” it has a Kacey Musgraves / Brandy Clark feel to it and imparts a m