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LA River Bend “Summer Wind” – Listen

November 2, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Arguably it’s a little late in the year for the breezy sounds of Summer, but either meditate on the one just gone or yearn for the one to come as LA River Bend offer this track […]
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Richard Thompson “Acoustic Rarities” (Beewsing Records, 2017)

November 2, 2017 David Stevenson 0
Coming a mere 2 months after his other 2017 release ‘Acoustic Classics Vol II’, Richard Thompson has released his collection of Acoustic Rarities made up of some unreleased acoustic recordings, songs that have only previously been […]
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Be Grateful – it’s November

November 2, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
And if that seems like an odd thing to say, what with the dark evenings, the deterioration in weather patterns and the general onset of the miserable part of winter then there’s something you’re forgetting. Feel […]
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Charles Douglas “Statecraft – Expanded Edition” (Broken Horse, 2017)

November 2, 2017 David Cowling 0
I’m not going to spend much time reviewing the original Statecraft songs, it’s a record that I’d expect any self-respecting music fan to own. I know the songs inside out and expect you to too, but […]
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Video: HighTown Pirates “Just For Today”

November 2, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0
A fine rocky and anthemic taster from the debut album from the HighTown Pirates, Dry And High, out on 10 November,

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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

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Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]
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Hawk And Steel “Ain’t Never Moving On”

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Deep, reflective alt-americana that certainly rocks. Ain’t Never Moving On marks a new chapter for the band. It is their first album in almost a decade, and it is certainly well worth the wait. With ten […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Live Review: Cwtch Festival, St Davids, Wales, 28th -30th October 2022

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Steve Prior is a musician who used to be drummer for The Caves and Peter Bruntnell. When he moved to St Davids in Pembrokeshire to open a B&B, he had a dream of setting up a […]
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Nicole Atkins announces UK tour for April

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So yet again it’s the weekend dear reader, just in time for the most miserable day of the year. Cheer yourself up with news that Nashville crooner Nicole Atkins, who recently toured the UK with Mercury Rev, will […]
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Stony Point Rd “Beautiful Losers” (Independent, 2020)

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Stony Point Rd’s ‘Beautiful Losers’ is a collection of songs originally written in the late 90s and early 2000s by Ola Goransson.  The songs are focused on characters living their lives in a small American town […]

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