The Royal Scots Grey
Posted in Railways on 5th March 2011
So far it had been a very civilised weekend. It started a day early, with an early Friday morning dash to Crewe in order to meet the positioning move. There was a little frustration as a lack of reserved seating and some fairly anti-social railtour passengers meant that things got...
Debutant - We Stand Alone Together
Posted in SHOFT on 4th March 2011
As last month's performance indicated, Debutant is in no sense a dedicated seeker of rock star glory. So, it perhaps shouldn't be a surprise that this album sneaked out quietly - indeed it's more of an unexpected release than anything creeping out of Radiohead's stable this month! Preferring to...
Mick Travis, Withered Hand, King Creosote and The Earlies - Clitheroe Grand
Posted in SHOFT on 26th February 2011
One or two people I discussed today's events with thought it excessive to make a 400 mile round trip for a gig. I always stay quiet at such moments, because it's far from the most ridiculous mission I've ever despatched myself on. However, they were right that this was an...