... of the year 2022

It seems to have been a year where I’ve spent a lot of time listening to music that reminds me of my past … I guess I’ve reached that age? Lots of folk and indie, some glam, some metal, bits of jazz and swing.

Almost all the music I’ve bought has been either on record, or digital - and then only if it’s on Bandcamp. There are probably others I’ve missed or forgotten but these are some of the albums released in 2022 that I have loved.

• Andy Bell - Flicker
• Alison Cotton - The Portrait You Painted of Me
• Burd Ellen - A Tarot of The Green Wood
• Dummy - Dumb EPs
• Flinch - Enough is Enough
• Füxa - Covered in Stars
• The Gentle Cycle - Landslide Eyes
• The Hardy Tree - Common Grounds
• Justin Hopper & Sharron Kraus - Swift Wings
• Elaine Howley - The Distance Between Heart and Mouth
• Sharron Kraus - K I N
• Gordon McIntyre - Even With The Support Of Others
• Papercuts - Past Life Regression
• Mark Peters - Red Sunset Dreams
• Ben Phillipson - Moonrider
• Raymond Richards - A Coaxed Ghost
• Saxon - Carpe Diem
• Various Artists - Under the Bridge

I didn’t do too many gigs in 2022 - but considerably more than in the previous two years - here are the best (probably most/all of them!)

• Jane Weaver @ The Cluny, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Wilko Johnson @ The Playhouse, Whitley Bay
• Fairport Convention @ The Playhouse, Whitley Bay
• Peggy Seeger @ The Gosforth Civic Theatre
• Dean Wareham @ Islington Assembly Hall
• Dean Wareham @ The Venue, Worthing
• Dean Wareham @ The Cluny, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• The Tygers of Pan Tang @ The Cluny, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• The Unthanks @ The Tyne Theatre
• Snowgoose @ The Engine Room, North Shields
• Sea Power / Lanterns on The Lake @ The Cullercoats Crescent Club
• Beyond The Moor Festival @ The Gosforth Civic Theatre
• John Cale @ The Playhouse, Whitley Bay
• Saxon / Diamond Head @ The City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne