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Nora Brown “Sidetrack My Engine”

October 18, 2021 Peter Churchill 0
A bright new talent breathes life into old-time country. If the name Nora Brown isn’t familiar to readers of this esteemed website that probably isn’t surprising given the fact that Nora is just fifteen years old. […]
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Live Review: Kate Ellis + My Girl The River, Green Note, London – 11th October 2021

October 18, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0
“We have lift-off. I’m so excited to be here,” declared My Girl The River, with a combination of both joy and relief. Warmly the audience echoed her sentiments. With that began a lovely evening of Americana […]
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Jenner Fox “Planet I’m From”

October 18, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
Very pleasant set of quirky modern folk songs. Jenner Fox is an Oregon resident who, when not playing music, is an international tour guide for white-water river rafting tourists while he also spends time teaching song […]
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Whatever Happened To… Jolie Holland

October 18, 2021 Tim Martin 1
In this edition of ‘Whatever Happened To….’, serial contributor, Tim Martin, takes a look at the career of a fine musician who quit The Be Good Tanyas just as their star started to ascend. In 2003 […]
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The Blue Highways “I Wanna Party”

October 18, 2021 Rich Orpin 0
The Blue Highways head further down E Street on latest EP. It’s no secret that The Blue Highways have an affinity for Springsteen. If the original content on their debut album, ‘Long Way to the Ground’, […]

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