Blog: The Riverboat Captain

Shipley chantoozy Blue Roses (aka Laura Groves, born not more than 20 miles from where I was, as it happens) writes delightful songs. You know the feeling you get when you're a little kid, and someone gives you a kaleidoscope - you've never seen one before, you point it at a window, put your eye to it and start turning? Ooh.. That's how I feel when I listen to Blue Roses. Head on over to her MySpace page . You'll hear echoes of Bjork, Liz Fraser, Kate Bush.. but mostly you'll hear Laura [...]