Review – Rowan Leslie Trio, The Rad Trad Tour: at The Attic on 3 March 2026
It’s always good to see something new, so when Rowan Leslie, an Irish fiddle player and composer from Ballymena (rural Co. Antrim), came to Leeds for the first time, it seemed worth a trip out of the house. Rowan’s current trio includes easy going accordion player, Paddy Callaghan, and Scottish border guitar player, vocalist, and […]
Ura Matsuri at The Domino Club on 1 February
A review written by Jonny Kidd and Geraldine Montgomerie. Ten years ago, Japanese musicians in London created Ura Matsuri, or the Other Side Festival, to celebrate East and South East Asian artists in the UK. This month, we learned whether this energetic event would find an audience north of the border. Ura Matsuri’s latest showcase […]
