August 2019 – Page 14

Grab a slice of American Pie – Don McLean heads to the UK this month

August 19, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Singer-songwriter and folk-rock icon Don McLean is set to perform four UK dates later this month as part of his current transatlantic tour. McClean, responsible for ‘American Pie‘, which was listed as the number 5 song […]

Video: Alice Howe “What We Got is Gold”

August 19, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is rather lovely from Boston’s Alice Howe, reminiscent of the late Sixties/early Seventies golden age of folk-ish singer-songwriters. It’s taken from her debut album ‘Visions‘, out now. UK dates will be announced soon, definitely worth […]

Sammy Kay “Sweet Cecilia” – Listen

August 19, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Sammy Kay is gearing up to release his fourth album ‘civil/War‘ on October 4th, from which ‘Sweet Cecilia‘ is taken. It’s an almost love song that grapples with addictions and a refusal to face up to […]

Joshua Radin records video for animal charity – Watch

August 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this weekend dear reader with a lovely video from the lovely man singer-songwriter Joshua Radin for his song ‘Here, Right Now’, the title track from his upcoming full-length album due out 4th October […]

Tough Old Bird “The Old Great Lakes” (Independent, 2019)

August 16, 2019 Clint West 0

Tough Old Bird are a folk duo from Fillmore, New York State, comprising brothers Nathan and Matthew Corrigan. With two EPs and two previous albums of more traditional American folk music under their belts, ‘The Old […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

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One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

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Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Month: August 2019