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Bob Dylan, London Palladium, London 28th April 2017

April 30, 2017 Jonathan Aird 3

This was the first of three nights at The London Palladium, and this pretty theatre is by far the smallest venue I’ve ever seen Dylan in with just a 2,286 capacity: Wembley Arena or The Dome […]

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Whybirds to play final shows this Summer

April 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

It feels like the end of an era as, after eleven years, the acclaimed Bedford-based Americana band have decided to call it a day.  The decision has been based on life commitments, which have led the […]

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Aimee Mann “Mental Illness” (Superego Records, 2017)

April 28, 2017 David Cowling 0

The work of Aimee Mann has decorated the pages of this site almost from our inception. Mann is one of our touchstones, a yardstick for other female performers. Her work is rarely less than exceptional, and […]

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Danny & the Champs announce UK dates – September

April 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

We posted a new track by Danny & the Champions of the World yesterday, the rather lovely “Swift Street” and they’ve now announced some UK dates to promote the new album “Brilliant Light” which will be […]

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Kelly Sloan “Big Deal” (Independent, 2016)

April 28, 2017 Peter Churchill 0

Hailing from Almonte, Canada, Kelly Sloan’s third studio album sees her take a grittier approach to her self-penned songs than her previous, more acoustic offerings. To this end she has added Jordan Murphy (drums, percussion) and Adam […]

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And some other things to be honest.  Rolling Stone reports: “Elizabeth Cook has been the hippie hillbilly queen of East Nashville’s Americana community for more than a decade. With an accent rooted in rural Florida and […]

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