Brooklyn Vegan — The duets album is often a stroke session that involves a minimum of thought -- but not for Van Morrison. Duets is as cantankerous and eccentric as any of the man's other projects. Rather than just bring in a few... more info

Stereogum — The French website La Blogothèque has been on a roll lately with its Take Away Shows video series, in which we see artists playing unamplified and in natural light. The latest participant is Chicago’s Ryley Walker, who released Primrose Green, a l... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — We were big fans of Ryley Walker’s debut LP on Tompkins Square last year, but his latest, Primrose Green, shows that the Chicago singer-songwriter was just getting started. A whole review could be devoted to calling out Walker’s vintage influence... more info

Stereogum — Ryley Walker is doing his best Van Morrison impression on the cover of Primrose Green. Walker is clearly influenced by Morrison — you can hear it in his unbridled vocal ad-libs among other things — but Primrose Green is not a ’70s concept album... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Van Morrison is one of the most revered singers and songwriters of the postwar pop music era, which means there’s no shortage of singers eager to collaborate with him. But according to some of those close to the mercurial Irish musician, there are ... more info

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The Telegraph — Veterans such as Mavis Staples and Michael Bublé add zest to this album of duets, says Neil McCormick more info

The Telegraph — Van Morrison talks to Ian Rankin about songwriting and Edna O'Brien reads Madame George in a special event at London's Lyric Theatre more info

The Telegraph — Mick Brown and Martin Chilton pick 25 essential songs from Van the Man more info

Reuters — CAMBRIDGE (Reuters) - When Cambridge City Council decided to hold a music festival in the historic English university town back in 1964, few expected it to be going strong 50 years later. more info