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Michael Logen “New Medicine” (Back Room Racket, 2017)

April 26, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
Michael Logen is a professional songwriter and it shows. This is both a good and a bad thing; what you get here is an album of beautifully crafted songs – well written, well sung, well played […]
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New Nathan Bell album due out June

April 26, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1
The  Americana artist who’s been described as “the Woody Guthrie we need in the age of globalization” (and God do we need some of him right now), Nathan Bell has announced the release of his upcoming […]
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Video: Justin Currie “Failing To See”

April 26, 2017 Jeremy Searle 2
Any new material from the one-time Del Amitri main man is a cause for delight and this is no exception, the lead track from his latest album This Is My Kingdom Now, out on May 12th.
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Video: Little Mammoths “Get Me Back To Austin”

April 26, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0
Sometimes you need something raw and enthusiastic and this fits the bill to perfection.  From their latest album Cargo For The Road, due for release on 23 June.
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The Lonetones “Dumbing It All Down” (The Lonetones, 2017)

April 25, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
This is quite a hard album to review because it’s really an album of two halves. The Lonetones, hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, are essentially the band of husband and wife duo Sean McCollough and Steph Gunnoe. […]

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Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]
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Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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