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The Connells return with first new single in 20 years – it’s “Really Great”

July 5, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

You might not think you know North Carolina’s The Connells, but unless you were living under a rock in the early 90s, you will have heard their hugely underrated epic hit of a song ’74-75′ which […]

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Future Lives “Spirit House”

July 5, 2021 Ewan Lury 0

Disappointing second album from a group that has the potential to stand out from the crowd. Future Lives’ second album, ‘Spirit House’, is, in their own words, a critique of the Western power structures that must […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Asleep at the Wheel “Miles and Miles of Texas”

July 5, 2021 David Jarman 0

Clint West handed me Ernest Tubbs, known as The Texas Troubadour, to follow, and I needed no encouragement to stay in Texas, and highlight a great track from Austin favourites Asleep at the Wheel. Originally recorded […]

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The Flatlanders “Treasure of Love”

July 5, 2021 Rick Bayles 1

Texan “Supergroup” rides again! And it’s long overdue. As the old adage goes “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good” and, while the events of the last couple of years have certainly been an […]

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Moseley Folk & Arts Festival 2021 set for first weekend of September

July 5, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

It’s good to see that for all the cancellations, there are some end of summer festivals which are still happening this year, one of which is the perfectly-curated Moseley Folk & Arts Festival which takes place […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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