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Interview: Dobro legend Jerry Douglas on the wonder of John Hiatt’s songs

May 25, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

The new record is just the start, John Hiatt’s songs will just get even better when we play them live says Jerry Douglas Jerry Douglas is an absolute legend of the dobro and he was one […]

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Eli “paperboy” Reed “To Be Alone With You” – Listen, it’s a birthday gift to Bob

May 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Bob Dylan has just turned 80, and that’s kind of important.  Important enough for all sorts of people to tip their hat and record a cover of one of his songs.  This little number is from […]

Album Reviews

Damien Jurado “The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania”

May 25, 2021 Diccon Johnston 0

Enigmatic low-fi folk provides emotional clarity and literal obscurity. Damien Jurado has been making records for twenty-five years. This is the first release on his own label, Maraqopa Records, and his seventeenth studio album overall. Maybe […]

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A Night To Remember: Jason Molina & Ron Sexsmith, Granada, Spain, 23rd June 2007

May 25, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Full confession: when I went to this concert, I had no idea who Jason Molina was and I was only interested in Ron Sexsmith because I’d been given one of his albums, played it once, liked […]

Album Reviews

Lula Wiles “Shame and Sedition”

May 25, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

An evolved sound poses hard questions. Mention Lula Wiles and the response is likely to be tight harmonies, acoustic, folk and lyrics that tackle difficult subjects head-on. To that on their third album ‘Shame and Sedition’ […]

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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

February 10, 2026 0

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

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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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Something for the weekend: Lee DeWyze “Devil in the Details”

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Well that’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a song from the latest album by Illinois’ Lee DeWyze who was winner of the ninth season of American Idol but […]

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Martin Simpson has a new album and a big tour

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The new Martin Simpson album ‘Rooted‘ emerges on Topic Records on August 30th (the deluxe 2CD version of the album will include a companion disc ‘Seeded‘).  And if that title conjures up images of zipping up […]

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Video Premiere: Terry White & The Loaded Dice “Out of Reach”

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Here’s the latest single from Chicago singer-songwriter Terry White and his band The Loaded Dice. ‘Out of Reach’ rolls and flows, urged on by Paul Bivans’ drums, Andon Davis’s guitar and Michael Krayniak’s tuneful bass line. […]

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