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The Brookses “Lucky Charm” (Independent, 2019)

June 26, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

‘Lucky Charm’ is the debut LP from Atlanta-based father-daughter folk duo The Brookses and a fine introduction it is too. Dad Jim is a veteran of the Atlanta music scene and he is joined here by daughter Meg, and […]

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Terry Lee Hale + Chiara Berardelli, The Doublet, Glasgow, 19th June 2019

June 26, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

A worthy crowd turned out on a dreich Glasgow night to hear and see Terry Lee Hale in this intimate upstairs pub room. Although not a household name, Hale was at the forefront of the nascent […]

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Review: Black Deer Festival 2019, Eridge Park, Sussex

June 26, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2

Update: Apologies for getting the county wrong originally. That’s Northerners writing reviews on Southern events for you. It’s difficult to be interested in americana in 2019 and not feel in some way political – even with […]

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Track Premiere: Will Bennett & The Tells “In Nashville”

June 26, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

‘All Your Favorite Songs’ is the new album from Will Bennett & The Tells, and it is out tomorrow.  And this song is the first single from the album, and what a single it is.  Scathing […]

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Video: Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real “Bad Case”

June 26, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

A great live performance on Colbert by Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real of ‘Bad Case‘, from his album ‘Turn Off The News (Build A Garden)‘.

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