David Hughes
@davidmhughes.bsky.social
Gig reviewer with an extensive portfolio. Folk, country, Americana, singer-songwriter for starters. West Midlands-based. Reviews shared with others.
Check out the Ranagri & The Dreaming Spires reviews I contributed to Fatea + others in their growing live section.
We've just added a new quartet of reviews to our live section. Check them out here:
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Check out the Ranagri & The Dreaming Spires reviews I contributed to Fatea + others in their growing live section.
Reposted by David Hughes
We've just added a new quartet of reviews to our live section. Check them out here:
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
November 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We've just added a new quartet of reviews to our live section. Check them out here:
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
Last Sunday The Humdrum Express launched their brand new album at Claptrap The Venue in Stourbridge. An afternoon gig with a difference & time well spent checking out an artist mixing performance poetry with indie rock.
A review has been posted on At The Barrier
atthebarrier.com/2025/11/14/t...
A review has been posted on At The Barrier
atthebarrier.com/2025/11/14/t...
The Humdrum Express - Claptrap The Venue, Stourbridge: Live Review : At The Barrier
The Humdrum Express launch a brand new album to a packed venue on a rare Sunday afternoon gig.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Last Sunday The Humdrum Express launched their brand new album at Claptrap The Venue in Stourbridge. An afternoon gig with a difference & time well spent checking out an artist mixing performance poetry with indie rock.
A review has been posted on At The Barrier
atthebarrier.com/2025/11/14/t...
A review has been posted on At The Barrier
atthebarrier.com/2025/11/14/t...
Honoured to write a few words on the recent Honey & the Bear, Holly Carter & Suzanne Vega gigs. A mention to for @katherinepriddy.bsky.social but her big Birmingham day is headlining the Town Hall next May.
Just added a selection of gig reviews to our live pages, check them out here:
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Honoured to write a few words on the recent Honey & the Bear, Holly Carter & Suzanne Vega gigs. A mention to for @katherinepriddy.bsky.social but her big Birmingham day is headlining the Town Hall next May.
October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
October 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM
October 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Change that to ten tracks.
Four tracks in & not a foot out of place so far.
Returning To Myself by Brandi Carlile on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Change that to ten tracks.
Four tracks in & not a foot out of place so far.
Returning To Myself by Brandi Carlile on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
music.apple.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Four tracks in & not a foot out of place so far.
The absorbing new album from Joe Nolan is out today.
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Album Review: Joe Nolan - Luv in the New World
www.joenolanmusic.com Born in Alberta, crafted in LA, the new album from Canadian singer-songwriter Joe Nolan gets to the core of road wea...
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September 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The absorbing new album from Joe Nolan is out today.
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/09/albu...
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/09/albu...
The wonderful debut album from Steady Habits is out today.
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Album Review: Steady Habits - Deviate
www.steadyhabitsmusic.com An album a long time coming but now the wait is over. At 8 tracks and 32 minutes, DEVIATE may not be the most po...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The wonderful debut album from Steady Habits is out today.
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/09/albu...
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/09/albu...
Album Review: Mackenzie Roark & the Hotpants - Ghost of Rock and Roll
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Album Review: Mackenzie Roark and the Hotpants - Ghost of Rock and Roll
www.mackenzieroark.com Mackenzie Roark and the Hotpants: a name to remember and the architect of an album full of songs set to lodge in yo...
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July 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Album Review: Mackenzie Roark & the Hotpants - Ghost of Rock and Roll
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Album Review: Florence Sommerville -Endless Horizon
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Album Review: Florence Sommerville - Endless Horizon
www.florencesommerville.com It's late summer 2022 and a young singer-songwriter takes to the stage at Moseley Folk and Arts Festival to op...
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July 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Album Review: Florence Sommerville -Endless Horizon
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Gig Review: Boo Hewardine & Yvonne Lyon at Thimblemill Library
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Gig Review: Boo Hewardine and Yvonne Lyon (Things Found in Books) - Thimblemill Library, Smethwick. Friday 18th July 2025
www.thingsfoundinbooks.com Not every show on this tour can be hosted by a library but when so, an extra sparkle enters the room. The fit...
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July 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Gig Review: Boo Hewardine & Yvonne Lyon at Thimblemill Library
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Sara Petite was excellent at Maverick last weekend & we had double the dose in Thimblemill Library for her return to the West Midlands.
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July 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Sara Petite was excellent at Maverick last weekend & we had double the dose in Thimblemill Library for her return to the West Midlands.
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/07/gig-...
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/07/gig-...
Reposted by David Hughes
Hard Hitting Memories is the 2nd single from my new album ‘Fine Day’. It’s out FRI 25th JUL. I am so excited for you to hear it 🙏
So, you can join me and the full band at @100clublondon.bsky.social on FRI 19th SEP for the #OfficialAlbumLaunch. It’s all happening!
Tickets 🎟️ tinyurl.com/p33wae89 ♥️
So, you can join me and the full band at @100clublondon.bsky.social on FRI 19th SEP for the #OfficialAlbumLaunch. It’s all happening!
Tickets 🎟️ tinyurl.com/p33wae89 ♥️
July 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Hard Hitting Memories is the 2nd single from my new album ‘Fine Day’. It’s out FRI 25th JUL. I am so excited for you to hear it 🙏
So, you can join me and the full band at @100clublondon.bsky.social on FRI 19th SEP for the #OfficialAlbumLaunch. It’s all happening!
Tickets 🎟️ tinyurl.com/p33wae89 ♥️
So, you can join me and the full band at @100clublondon.bsky.social on FRI 19th SEP for the #OfficialAlbumLaunch. It’s all happening!
Tickets 🎟️ tinyurl.com/p33wae89 ♥️
A few thoughts on another splendid weekend spent at the Maverick Festival are now up to read.
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July 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A few thoughts on another splendid weekend spent at the Maverick Festival are now up to read.
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/07/fest...
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/07/fest...
@marionblackcat.bsky.social as promised. 12 years ago so be kind on the verdict 😀
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Palmfest - The Palmeira, Brighton Saturday 1st June 2013
One of the aims of the newly formed Americana Music Association UK body is to provide a nationwide focal point for the different particip...
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July 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
@marionblackcat.bsky.social as promised. 12 years ago so be kind on the verdict 😀
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The gigs are racking up with the summer touring season in full swing. Great seeing the Turnpike Troubadours return to our shores after a long break. Good support from Noeline Hofmann.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The gigs are racking up with the summer touring season in full swing. Great seeing the Turnpike Troubadours return to our shores after a long break. Good support from Noeline Hofmann.
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...
threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...
Gig Review: Brandi Carlile at Birmingham Symphony Hall
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Gig Review: Brandi Carlile - Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Monday 23rd June 2025
Lost Time was the name of the tour and also the mission of Brandi Carlile to repay the faith of her followers in the UK. Legions of dedica...
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June 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Gig Review: Brandi Carlile at Birmingham Symphony Hall
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Gig Review: @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social at Thimblemill Library threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...
Gig Review: Hannah White - Thimblemill Library, Smethwick. Saturday 21st June 2025
Four years to complete the circle.The intervening period has seen a seismic change in the career of Hannah White. In May 2021, a new world w...
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June 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Gig Review: @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social at Thimblemill Library threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...