I received 2 of Alan's album's this week - Small Voices Crying and Traveler's Tales.
I have just finished listening to Small Voices a couple of times. I haven't got to Traveler's yet but I will.
I am really impressed with Alan's storytelling ability in a song and how his voice reminds me of other singers whose work I admire, while still being most definitely his own voice.

What the hell are you rambling about, Seamus, I hear you ask.

OK. On 'Johnny Petto' - a cracking song, BTW, he reminds me very much of Andy Irvine in intonation and delivery.

On Holiday Romance, I hear Jake Thackeray. And this beauty could have been written by the late great Jake. It's a funny piece of work.

Jack the Stripper falls into this category too, a hilarious bit about having a nightmare about being a Chippendale dancer.

'Men of Steel' could have been written by Ewan MacColl about foundry workers, and Alan does a great job of writing and singing it.

'I Used To Have a Name' is a truly touching song about a homeless man begging on the street. I'd put it up there with Streets of London.

Backup musicianship is of a uniformly high standard, with bass, keyboards, fiddle and vocals highlighting Alan's solid vocal and guitar work.

This one's worth getting, folks, and I'll give my opinion of Traverler's Tales when I've listened to it.

Gargoyle's right - this CD is definitely Sheite Musleum!
I believe that's Gargspeak for excellent.

Seamus