Author: Patrick Kehoe

Sometimes you might be aware of an artist and know that they’re good but you never quite get round to listening to them properly– then one day you do get the chance and you realise what fantastic music you’ve been missing all those years. That’s the way it was for me with American violinist Arlene… Continue reading Arlene Faith – Spirit of the Celtic Violin

The Celtic Tenors have been quiet on the recording front recently but now they’re back with a new album called Feels Like Home. For me it’s a welcome return because one of the things I’ve always liked about this forward thinking group is the way they manage to turn their classically trained voices to songs… Continue reading New album by Celtic Tenors – Feels Like Home

I was very sad to hear of the death the Scottish guitarist and singer Bert Jansch. He was a wonderful musician who influenced some of the best guitarists of the last 50 years. Musicians as diverse as Jimmy Page, Neil Young and Johnny Marr all acknowledged their debt to him. When many folk guitarists in… Continue reading Death of Bert Jansch – inspirational folk guitarist

Singer songwriter John Hogan, who performs and records simply as JH, has a new album out called Times Past. As the name suggests, it looks to bygone days but more importantly, it explores the emotions conjured up by events from childhood and youth. It’s a very thoughtful album and the there’s always a feeling of… Continue reading Times Past from JH – melodic, thoughtful songs

I once had a bruising encounter with the legendary folk singer Ralph McTell. Ralph is a peaceful man but he twisted my fingers all over the place – all because of his classic song, The Streets of London. Ralph accompanies the song by picking out the melody on the guitar.