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The Felice Brothers have a new album in September

June 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘From Dreams To Dust‘ arrives September 17 via Yep Roc, and sees the continuation of the new lineup of The Felice Brothers that debuted with ‘Undress’, consisting of Ian Felice, who shares songwriting and vocal duties […]

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Chloe Foy “Where Shall We Begin”

June 10, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

A soaring, complex album that nudges the singer-songwriter format in a new direction. It’s been a long wait for Chloe Foy’s debut album ‘Where Shall We Begin’, after all she first gained some prominence as far […]

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Queerfolk Fest 2021 offers free live streaming

June 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

And that’s this very weekend coming up – on June 12th there’s the opportunity to watch (at a fairly reasonable time even with the seven-hour difference between UK and US Central Time) an impressive lineup of […]

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Kashena Sampson “Whole Lot Better” – Listen to the welcome return of a great voice

June 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 2

All those who saw Kashena Sampson’s first UK appearances in 2019 will have been asking themselves “when’s the next tour?” and “when’s the next album?”  We can answer the second of those – ‘Time Machine‘ will […]

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Video Premiere: Chris Murphy “Till the World Lifts its Head Again”

June 10, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

There’s a wonderful, foot-tapping, driving rhythm in this new single from multi-instrumentalist Chris Murphy.  It’s a joy to see all the performers in action, particularly Murphy himself: his violin-work is simply stunning.  This single is taken […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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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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“One time the bass player from ‘Til Tuesday told me that she listened to me,” sings Dan Wilson with pride on ‘Grow Your Own’ from last year’s Semisonic album “Little Bit of Sun” (yes, that band that […]

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Junior Brown is usually to be found playing his unique and iconic ‘guit-steel’ guitar, a double necked instrument that combines electric guitar with lap steel guitar.  However on this clip he is playing an acoustic guitar […]

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