This is part of a posting that came up on my FB feed this morning despite the fact that I don't follow Zara on FB. There have been plenty of supportive comments so hopefully this is just a small number of people who for whatever reason don't like Zara or don't like her performing with Richard.

Puts me in mind of the comments made back in the day about Linda McCartney when Paul included her in Wings.

Tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm : Scattering The Roots with Dan Ogus...two hours of the finest folk, roots, blues, etc...plenty of etc...

I've been sifting through my cavernous vaults to bring you some excellent music both new and vintage every Wednesday evening from 9pm 'til 11pm.

The next show goes out tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm (after Express FM Country), featuring the following artists :

The Magpie Arc, Robert Vincent, The Coal Porters, Indigo Girls, Cat Elliott, Lara Taubman, Sylvie Lewis, Steve Tilston, The Rainbow Chasers, The Full English, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Trevor Babajack Steger, The Pretenders, Al Stewart, Luke Jackson, Jocelyn Petit & Ellen Gyra, Joni Mitchell, Wild Remedy, The Old Part Of Town, Mimi Pallette, The Chair...

Listen tonight, 9pm 'til 11pm on Portsmouth's Express FM, on DAB and online here :

https://www.expressfm.com/programmes/scattering-the-roots/

Just Steve Winwood left from the original lineup

Intrigued by this review...as I have been by all the glowing 4/5 star reviews over the last few years. I've tried to find what it is that's so brilliant about them but so far singularly failed. Maybe I'll stop trying now.

Dave Mason, 79.

A legendary figure, touring until very recently, he'd retired due to "a serious heart condition".

Never seen Brown Horse live but I thought their debut album, Reservoir, was a good listen. They haven't reinvented the country-rock wheel but the songs were pretty enjoyable. Shame that didn't come across on stage.

Brown Horse at The Church in Ipswich - one of a network of local venues maintained by Brighten the Corners, a local arts enterprise who have breathed new life into the town’s original music scene. Back to the gig, BH are a Norfolk-based alt-country/Americana band garnering four star reviews and nine out of tens across the board and are shortly off to tour the states. I guess it’s me then, because I thought they were the most profoundly average band I’ve ever seen. Not poor, not great (the penultimate songs was quite the epic, I will say) but so thoroughly unmoving that I almost felt bad about myself for what I must have been missing.

Alan Osmond of the Osmonds. 76.

Re the above…..
I’ve bought a book, not read yet, about how does one separate a bad person from their excellent art /work. I just need to gird my loins to read it.

A few excellent shows within walking distance of home, over the last few weeks:

1. Lindisfarne were fantastic . Nicely balanced setlist. All the songs you'd expect but plenty of strong album tracks from across their/Alan's career too. Also good to see Nineties touring bassist, Steve Cunningham, back in the fold.

2. Dark And Twisties, a new-ish Swansea-based contemporary folk band, featuring former members of The Rag Foundation and Lost Tuesday Society. They managed to easily replicate the intricate arrangements and sublime harmonies of their debut album, Ungrateful Women and also threw in an invigorated version of CSNY's Our House, for good measure. Brecon's own premier folk-rockers, Enw, played a terrific opening set too.

3. Liz Jones & The Broken Windows, from Edinburgh had a great rapport with the crowd and if I wasn't as sold on the sonwriting as most of the atendees, I still had an enjoyable evening.

4. Nadav Tabak, a New Zealander now based in France, on his first UK tour. He uses guitar, electronic percussion and looping pedals to creat amient/trance soundscapes. I would have told you that wasn't my bag but I had a splendid evening.