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AmericanA to Z: Zeitgeist (The Reivers)

October 20, 2020 Kimberly Bright 0

It’s the end of an era. After three complete journeys around the alphabet we finally reach the end of our A-Z series, and what a way to finish. In the first flush of early ’80s college […]

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Josie Bello “Have Purpose Live Long” (Independent, 2020)

October 20, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 5

Josie Bello is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter born and raised in New York City and now residing on Long Island. ‘Have Purpose Live Long’, is her second album, the first, ‘Can’t Go Home’, having been released in […]

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Anna Krantz “We Could Be High” – Listen

October 20, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a title that’s pure David Crosby, but Anna Krantz found her inspiration during a Zoom call: which might make this a Pandemic song.  If it is then it may well be the most uplifting Covid […]

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Team Love “Team Love” (Independent, 2020)

October 20, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

Team Love describes themselves as “Victorian Americana” which, as Steampunk as that sounds, in fact, means they hail from Victoria, Australia: Team Love are Ruby, Ruby, Monique and Shaun from Melbourne. These four string players, without […]

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‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Hope in High Water

October 20, 2020 Clint West 0

Welcome once again to ‘The Twang Factor’. Our guests this week are Milton Keynes based duo Hope in High Water who play what they describe as “a distinctly British take on acoustic americana” – and that’s not […]

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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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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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The title track of the latest EP from Margo Price is the sort of song to give country music a good name.  Great performance too.

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Track Premiere – Roses & Cigarettes “Bones On The Ground”

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Roses & Cigarettes are a duo made up of singer Jenny Pagliaro and guitarist Angela Petrilli who hail from Los Angeles.  They are all set to release their second album ‘Echoes and Silence’ on the 22nd […]

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Eric and the Soo “Great Northern Road” – Listen

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Eric Brombacher, the acoustic guitar and vocals of Toronto based roots-rock outfit Eric & The Soo, found ‘Great Northern Road‘ on Tim Ryan’s debut album ‘The Runner‘ which came out in 1970.  Tim Ryan hailed from […]

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