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Classic Americana Albums: Emmylou Harris “Pieces of the Sky” (Reprise, 1975)

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‘Pieces of the Sky’ was an album eagerly anticipated by those of us who followed the road of Country Rock in the 70s. Still reeling from the loss of Gram Parsons, this was expected to be […]
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The show goes on: Red Rooster 2020 is happening

July 15, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Well there’s a turn up for the books. After looking like cancellation was a near certainty along with every other festival this year, the organisers of the roots festival Red Rooster have announced that the festival […]
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Two Bird Stone “When Somebody Can See Your Soul” – Listen

July 15, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Two Bird Stone are a band of seasoned musicians, who’ve been sidemen and studio players for a diverse line-up of big names – from Carly Simon to Bo Diddly and many in-between.  Led by songwriter and […]
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David Ramirez “My Love Is A Hurricane” (Thirty Tigers, 2020)

July 15, 2020 Jason McDonald 0
David Ramirez is releasing his fifth album ‘My Love Is A Hurricane’ via SweetWorld/Thirty Tigers, the second not self-produced after first using an outside producer on 2017’s ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’. This time that role goes […]
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Video Premiere: Slow Parade “Ebb & Flow”

July 15, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Atlanta-based band Slow Parade have an atmospheric new single from their recent well-received second album, ‘Hi-Fi LowLife’.  Slow Parade is a psychedelic country-folk collective, seeking some kind of sonic bliss.  The single, ‘Ebb & Flow’, is […]

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Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

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‘Picasso’ is making Gillian Welch blue – so she suggests that he just pack his things and go, ‘cos everything looks wrong in his pictures.  It’s another release from the Gillian Welch archive – one of […]
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