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Video Premiere: Arkansas Dave “Diamonds”

July 3, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is the new single from Texas man Arkansas Dave’s acclaimed eponymous album.  A man with a voice and a half, he delivers a bluesy, soulful piece here that we like very much.  He’s got three […]

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Songs for the apocalypse: Son Volt “Creosote”

July 3, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

When americana pioneers Uncle Tupelo split in 1994, it was like cutting a worm in half. They both grew new heads. Or tails. Whatever allegedly happens when you cut a worm in half. One of those […]

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Buford Pope “The Waiting Game” (Unchained Records, 2019)

July 3, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

Buford Pope is a name that immediately conjures up images of the Deep South, and there are a dozen small cities called Buford scattered around those states. Bufords fought for the American Revolution, and on both […]

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Mt. Joy, Bush Hall, London, 25th June 2019

July 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It was a sweaty night outside and in as London enjoyed raised temperatures and the threat of rain. The ever elegant Bush hall was a good way towards full for Mt. Joy, making a stopover appearance […]

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Track Premiere: Origami Ghosts “Elancourt”

July 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Origami Ghosts, as you might imagine, don’t make music like other people’s music – and that’s a good thing, right ?  Originality is, surely, what we crave.  ‘Elancourt‘ is the first release from the band’s new […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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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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Jaspar Lepak has kept busy through lockdowns, the folk/Americana singer has taken up banjo and embroidery classes on Zoom, she also is an avid reader.  That last is intimately tied up with her music as Jaspar […]

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Ana Egge & The Sentimentals “Say That Now” (Grace Records, 2016)

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Ana Egge has a collaborative nature – she has recorded with the likes of Steve Earle and Ron Sexsmith; her last album had The Stray Birds backing her up and on Say That Now she’s gone back […]

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After the wreckage: Amanda Shires comes back with “Nobody’s Girl”

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Amanda Shires will release her new album “Nobody’s Girl” on 26th September 2025 via ATO Records. The award-winning singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist makes a welcome and overdue return following up her widely acclaimed 2022 album “Take It Like A Man”. Produced […]

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