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davidmhughes.bsky.social
Music & sport. Enough there to fill your time. http://threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com
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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. threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...

Gig Review: Brandi Carlile at Birmingham Symphony Hall threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...

Gig Review: @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social at Thimblemill Library threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...

Album Review: The Queen of the Lowlands by Odette Michell threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/albu...

Great gig not to be missed in the Bearwood/Smethwick area of the West Midlands on Saturday night when @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social brings her band & top Americana/country sounds to Thimblemill Library. www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bir...

Review of Beardy Folk Festival threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/fest...

@leader-music.bsky.social Good evening, just back from a busy weekend at Beardy Folk Festival where Michele Stodart was outstanding on Friday. Quiet few days then bursts to life with Hannah White on Saturday & Brandi Carlile Monday. 😀

Gig Review: Sam Kelly and The Lost Boys + Honey and the Bear at the Hare and Hounds in Birmingham threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/gig-...

It’s worth checking out the new album from Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/06/albu...

Latest gig review: Catherine MacLellan & Lucy Farrell in Birmingham threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/05/gig-...

Ellie Gowers has been one of my favourite folk artists for a while but there is so much more to her style. The Hare & Hounds Birmingham gig took performance to a new level. threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/05/gig-...

A review of Sorrel Nation at Thimblemill Library has been added to the blog threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/05/gig-...

Latest gig saw Brown Horse return to Birmingham for a show at the Hare & Hounds. A band worth looking out for. threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/05/gig-...

One of the gig highlights of the year so far. Andrew Combs teaming up with Dan Whitehouse for a super Kitchen Garden show. threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/05/gig-...

RIP Mike Peters. Many happy 80s gigs singing along to their anthems. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@leader-music.bsky.social Jerry Leger & Margo Cilker the highlights from the last 2 weeks. Andrew Combs this Wednesday. A hat trick of exceptional songwriters.

Loved seeing a Margo Cilker show for the first time. She is a major talent. threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/04/gig-...

The new album from Taylor Rae is an alluring listen & well worth checking out. threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/04/albu...

Jerry Leger in fine form calling in Kitchen Garden Birmingham for a solo show in his UK tour threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/04/gig-...

Stacked to hilt with prime songs, @greydelisle.bsky.social takes a country music renaissance to new heights. Review of The Grey Album threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/04/albu...

Good to catch up with the music of @aflynn-theriveters.bsky.social after a 12-year gap. Her new album Good Morning, Sunshine is a cracking listen. Check out more here threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/04/albu...

An exceptional Nashville country songwriter in a library on a Friday night. What more can you want? threechordsandthetruthuk.blogspot.com/2025/04/gig-...