@Retropath

Retired medic, failed hippy and father, writes bollix about music.

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Welcome to Issue #27 of Singles Selection where we take a look at some of the brand new singles that have pricked our ears. atthebarrier.com/2026/10/16/… @barbaratheband2 @maiahwynne #steveginniejackson #noummusic @Retropath @GweniferRaymond @PillowQueens @silkj1

Singles Selection - Issue #26 : At The Barrier

Welcome to Issue #26 of Singles Selection. With Singles Selection, we take a look at some of the brand new singles that have pricked our ears. Some of them might be the precursor to a forthcoming...

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Track Dogs celebrate 20 years on the track, as they cast their catchy field wider than ever. The best mariachi ragtime band in the world? atthebarrier.com/2026/10/16/… #albumreview #stillatthemusic @Retropath @TrackDogsMusic

Track Dogs - Still At The Music: Album Review : At The Barrier

Track Dogs celebrate 20 years on the track, as they cast their catchy field wider than ever. The best mariachi ragtime band in the world?

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The Fannies get ever more timeless, free of any genre beyond their own, adding vintage psychedelia to their jangly languor. atthebarrier.com/2026/10/13/… #albumreview #donotdaretodream @TeenageFanclub @Retropath @sonicpruk

Teenage Fanclub - Do Not Dare To Dream: Album Review : At The Barrier

The Fannies get ever more timeless, free of any genre beyond their own, adding vintage psychedelia to their jangly languor.

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A record you might dig deeply, especially as it starts to grow. Powerful presentation from Belfast based singer and fiddler Clare Sands. atthebarrier.com/2026/10/13/… #albumreview @claresands @Retropath #theytriedtoburyus

Clare Sands - They Tried To Bury Us: Album Review : At The Barrier

A record you might dig deeply, especially as it starts to grow. Powerful presentation from Belfast based singer and fiddler Clare Sands.

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Cortese wows effortlessly in a completely individual way, providing an unexpected triumph. Ambient Americana, anyone? atthebarrier.com/2026/10/09/… #albumreview #luckywater #lauracortese @Retropath

Laura Cortese - Lucky Water: Album Review : At The Barrier

Cortese wows effortlessly in a completely individual way, providing an unexpected triumph. Ambient Americana, anyone?

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13 bangers and smashes, mainly from the past, couped and curated into perfection by a fiddling A team of Sweeney and Smith. atthebarrier.com/2026/10/09/… #albumreview #morningofmay @hudson_records @sweeneyfiddle #gracesmith @Retropath

Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith - Morning Of May: Album Review : At The Barrier

13 bangers and smashes, mainly from the past, couped and curated into perfection by a fiddling A team of Sweeney and Smith.

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Review: Meshell Ndegeocello's 'Synonym' covermesongs.com/2026/10/rev… via @covermesongs @OfficialMeshell @CATPOWER

Review: Meshell Ndegeocello's 'Synonym' - Cover Me

"Synonym" sees Meshell Ndegeocello & friends on another fishing expedition in Cover Lake. They land some beauties but should've thrown back the little ones.

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With Reckoning, Gauthier fearlessly finds her day, a no holds barred salvo of shrapnel from the front line of humanity. atthebarrier.com/2026/10/05/… #albumreview #reckoning #marygauthier @Retropath

Mary Gauthier - Reckoning: Album Review : At The Barrier

With Reckoning, Gauthier fearlessly finds her day, a no holds barred salvo of shrapnel from the front line of humanity.

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REBECCA HILL & CHARLIE STEWART: Glas (Lomond Sounds RC02) folking.com/rebecca-hill-cha…

REBECCA HILL & CHARLIE STEWART: Glas (Lomond Sounds RC02)

Cahalen Morrison Charlie Stewart Glas Juliette Lemoine Kait's Norman Willmore Rebecca Hill: Seuras Og Teresa Horgan

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PAUL THOMPSON – Passing Places (own label)  folking.com/paul-thompson-pa…

PAUL THOMPSON – Passing Places (own label) 

Passing Places Paul Thompson Seuras Og Steve Fordington Tim Skinner Until The Cradle Falls

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50 not out, Simpson is staying at the crease and this lavish 2 set disc spells out exactly why. atthebarrier.com/2026/10/02/… #albumreview @msimpsonian @ProperMusicGrp #somekindofjubilee @Retropath

Martin Simpson - Some Kind Of Jubilee: Album Review : At The Barrier

50 not out, Simpson is staying at the crease and this lavish 2 set disc spells out exactly why.

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Too soon to say Wynonna goes Dolly, but it’s her most credible work yet. atthebarrier.com/2026/10/01/… #albumreview @big_mouth_pr @Wynonna #thehardtruth @Retropath

Wynonna - The Hard Truth: Album Review : At The Barrier

Too soon to say Wynonna goes Dolly, but it's her most credible work yet.

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September 2026's Quick Takes sees us dip our toes into some Country Soul, proper Hard Rock, singer-songwriter, instrumental cello and a sublime album from #RichardNeuberg atthebarrier.com/2026/10/01/… @the_levellers @ZoeUnsworth @rickywarwick @raphcello @MissBeehive @Retropath

Quick Takes – September 2026: Album Reviews : At The Barrier

September 2026's Quick Takes sees us dip our toes into some Country Soul, proper Hard Rock, singer-songwriter, instrumental cello and a sublime album from Richard Neuberg.

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Israel Nash's 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' covermesongs.com/2026/09/isr… via @covermesongs @israelnash

Review: Israel Nash's 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo'

Nearly sixty years after the Byrds released "Sweetheart of the Rodeo," Israel Nash shakes it up with the love of 21st-century Americana.

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Jim Ghedi - The Death Of Robin Hood (O.S.T.): Album Review atthebarrier.com/2026/09/26/… @JGhedi

Jim Ghedi - The Death Of Robin Hood (O.S.T.): Album Review : At The Barrier

Both film music and folk turn a corner into Jim Ghedi's deep, dark Judderman dynamic, each all the better for that exposure.

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HAMISH NAPIER – The Hill (Strathspey Records SRCD05) folking.com/hamish-napier-th… Review by @Retropath

HAMISH NAPIER – The Hill (Strathspey Records SRCD05)

duncan chisholm: Ellen MacDonald Fraser Stone Hamish Napier James Lindsay John Mulhearn Mary Louise Napier Megan Henderson Patsy Allen Ross Ainslie Sarah Ann Summers Seonaid Aitken Seuras Og : Su A...

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Chasing Abbey - Cyber Celt: Album Review : At The Barrier

Blunt and powerful, Chasing Abbey snatch the tail of the Celtic Tiger, wrestling it into submission.

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Astonishing all-female retro-futurist debut from Birdvox – four multi-media polymaths from across the whole spectrum of Scottish music. Just listen to them sing! atthebarrier.com/2026/09/18/… #albumreview #birdvox @hudson_records #folkfusion @Retropath @JennySturgeon @IngeThomson

Birdvox - Shamming The Drama: Album Review : At The Barrier

Astonishing all-female retro-futurist debut from Birdvox - four multi-media polymaths from across the whole spectrum of Scottish music. Just listen to them sing!

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Shooglenifty - Stamina Island: Album Review : At The Barrier

Shooglenifty are back, back, back, and, all infused with fresh blood and inspirations, it's as if they've never been away.

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Fine Lines - Coming Home: Album Review : At The Barrier

With no nasty knots to untie, Fine Lines join all the dots, for a perfect spread of country and north-western.

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