December 2018 – Page 4

Tom Russell announces new album “October in the Railroad Earth”, UK dates

December 19, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

American troubadour Tom Russell, once described by Rolling Stone as “The greatest living folk-country songwriter” has announced a new album ‘October in the Railroad Earth’ confusingly not out in October but on March 15th via Proper Records.

David Berkeley “The Faded Red and Blue” (Straw Man, 2018)

December 19, 2018 Linda Jameson 0

‘The Faded Red and Blue’ is a five-track EP from Santa-Fe based songwriter, David Berkeley. It was written in response to the political landscape in America: he began writing in the aftermath of the presidential election in […]

Bob Collum & The Welfare Mothers “Pay, Pack And Carry” (Harbour Song Records, 2018)

December 19, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

Bob Collum hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma, which is a pretty good place to come from if you’re a man who makes music in the Americana genre. But Collum has added an interesting twist to his back […]

A Review of the Year : Tell me where it hurts, and I’ll tell you what to feel

December 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It may have been another turbulent year with no sign of the punishment letting up, but it has also been another great year for music. And, in a sense, that’s what really matters. And if nothing […]

Ludlow “The Country” – Listen

December 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Ludlow are a five piece band from Chicago who have just released their new EP ‘Sunset Blues’, which this track is taken from. It’s a song that reflects on how different people see the USA in different […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

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If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”