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Video: Gethen Jenkins “Country Road”

April 4, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
His debut album ‘Western Gold’ will be released later this year but in the meantime this is a great cover of the James Taylor song from the Virginia man with the amazing voice.  Enjoy.
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Songs for the apocalypse: Sparklehorse “Junebug”

April 3, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous had the rare but very rock and roll feat to have “died twice”, the first time in 1996 when his heart stopped beating for a few minutes following a drug overdose. That he […]
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Glen Hansard “This Wild Willing” (Anti-Records, 2019)

April 3, 2019 Ben Roberts 0
‘This Wild Willing‘ is the 4th solo record by Academy Award and Grammy award-winning songwriter, Glen Hansard. Having originally cut his teeth with Irish band The Frames, Hansard released his first solo album in 2006 and […]
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William the Conqueror announce extensive UK tour

April 3, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
William the Conqueror are set to head out on the road for a 21 date stint, including 4 festival appearances. The trio of Ruarri Joseph (vocals/guitar), Harry Harding (drums) and Naomi Holmes (bass) will feature songs […]
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A Picture Made “Heal” (Goodspeeed Records, 2019)

April 3, 2019 Rick Bayles 0
On first hearing “Heal” seems a slight, meandering work that’s difficult to pin down – but this is an album that rewards repeated listening. The band’s music is quite difficult to describe, but it’s more indie […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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