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Video: Levellers “Liberty”

April 10, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

From their excellent new album We The Collective comes this powerful song from the mighty Levellers, as timely and relevant as they ever were.

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Kacy & Clayton “The Siren’s Song” (New West Records, 2018)

April 9, 2018 Peter Churchill 0

When an album cover brings to mind the swirling pop art of the hippy revolution of the 60s it creates an expectation of what might be expected from the music contained within. Hailing as they do […]

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P.D. Liddle “You Shouldn’t Have Called” – Listen

April 9, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Previously Peter Liddle was the frontman of East London folk-rock band Dry the River.  After almost a decade of making music, including a pair of album releases, the band decided to call it a day in […]

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Black Deer add more acts to their line-up

April 9, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Black Deer Festival which takes place in Kent towards the end of June has announced some new additions to the already impressive line up that includes top-three finalist on E! Entertainment Television’s ‘The Entertainer’ Sarah Darling along […]

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Blitzen Trapper going wild and reckless in UK this week

April 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

As part of a lengthy European tour covering Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Blitzen Trapper hit our shores for 3 brief dates this week.  It’s hard to credit that it’s been 10 years since […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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We are delighted to premiere the latest single from Our Man in the Field (also-known-as Alexander Ellis).  Ellis provides another lovely vocal performance on ‘Thin (I Used to be Bullet Proof)’, demonstrating his range, both musically […]

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Rick Bayles writes: “The second article in our new Cajun Corner series sees Martin Johnson talking about the debut album of one of the finest singers and writers of the Swamp Pop genre.” Bobby Charles, born Robert […]

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Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts “Jesus & John Lennon” – Listen

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Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts have a new album ‘Nowhere To Go But Everywhere‘ out on September 18th. It’s inspired but travels across the USA, and features some special artwork, as Ryan Hamilton explains “I […]

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