If you ever needed an excuse to chill out for an hour Imaginations from Dutch composer and musician Ronald van Deurzen is just that, as he entices you into a world of music that is varied, enjoyable and deliciously relaxing; perfect to take the time to take time, to...
The music of Scott Cossu fails to fit into any one specific category and so to that end, his works fits squarely to into what could be considered as Orphan Music or music that is fresh, vibrant and is absolutely and without doubt outside standard definitions. This is...
It is not all that often that an album of Christmas cheer receives accolades well before the release date, but Michael Kollwitz’ latest album Santa Plays the Stick, did just that and as each of the traditional and non-traditional songs unfurl, it is very easy to see...
Based on the time old and much-loved Yuletide rhyme, ‘T’was the night before Christmas’, Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes us on a very different Christmas story, with The Lonely Christmas Tree who was high on a snow-clad hill, feeling sad and very lonely. He was cold...
“If we love, we grieve. That’s the deal”. Nick Cave To this end Fiona Joy Hawkins and Rebecca Daniel have created a most elegant, gentle and almost heavenly body of work, The Lightness of Dark reflecting on the grief and darkness that can surround the very soul,...
You Make Me Happy is a seriously lovely, feel good story full of Ahhh moments, as two of the most unlikely friends, in a lovely blue Porcupine and rusty red Fox are firm friends, friends who really do ‘get’ the joy of being happy. Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Alison...
Life is a journey best undertaken with a large dose of naiveite, as the pathway is not always as expected, with life’s twists and turns often containing bitter sweet moments of lessons learned, changes accepted and pure joy, all waiting to be discovered. Over the past...
Invited by Lawrence Blatt, incredible player of acoustic and electric guitars and ukulele, to take part in somewhat of an experimental recording, Fiona Joy, acclaimed pianist and vocalist, along with Jeff Oster, trumpeter and flugelhorn specialist, with the late...
After an on again, off again, presence in the music scene spaning more than 17 years, Jon Dahlander has returned with is stunningly beautiful solo piano album, Songs for Smiler McGee written and composed as a tribute to the son he and his wife a loved and lost. In the...
There is something incredibly familiar about this charming album, created by solo pianist Joseph Akins, to simply delight the senses with twelve appealing compositions, some simply because he could and others in homage to people who have graced his life with their...
