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The Roomsounds “Good Company”

October 25, 2021 Rick Bayles 0
Solid album from Dallas/Fort Worth Rockers. According to their biography The Roomsounds, hailing from Dallas/Fort Worth, have drawn comparisons to Alex Chilton/Big Star, R.E.M, and Tom Petty. Listening to “Good Company”, their latest album release, it’s […]
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Charlie Parr announces UK dates for 2022

October 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
With his critically acclaimed new album ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead’ now available on LP as well as CD and digital formats, US folk legend Charlie Parr has announced a 2022 European Tour, including an […]
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Zach Churchill “Bartender” – Not your typical bar side story

October 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Zach Churchill’s big ballad is not the love-lorn, one for my baby type story that you might well be anticipating.  The Los Angeles based singer released it last Friday to coincide with the USA’s National Substance […]
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Video: Kate Ellis “Wonderland”

October 25, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
When beautiful melody, compassion and a real depth of purpose combine, the result is music like this.  the third single from Kate Ellis’s forthcoming new album takes us on a journey into the natural world, exploring […]
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Something for the weekend: Corb Lund and friends “This Is My Prairie”

October 22, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it for us for another week dear reader – tonight we will be in Manchester at their lovely Folk Festival seeing Harbottle and Jonas do their thing. Do join us if you can. We […]

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Video Premiere: Madam Radar “The Show Must Go On”

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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

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Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons “I Think I’m Here” – glorious life affirming music

May 18, 2026 0
Jerry Joseph, we are happy to tell you, returns – not that he’s been away exactly, but we have an insatiable appetite for the kind of music that Jerry Joseph makes, and so the news that […]
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Video Premiere: Madam Radar “The Show Must Go On”

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Madam Radar’s The Show Must Go On is an anthem for performing, celebrating the lifestyle of the touring musician. In the accompanying video premiere, directed by Garrett Jay Brown, we get to see the band on […]
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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0
The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0
“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

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Live Review: Iris DeMent + Ana Egge, Union Chapel, London – 28th February 2025

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Do we need to enumerate the ways Iris DeMent is so marvellous? She possesses a voice which is never forgotten once you hear it, akin to that of Stevie Nicks, Dolly Parton or Lucinda Williams. At […]
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Album Reviews

Bill Jackson “1965”

November 27, 2023 0
Antipodean Troubadour goes back to the beginning. Bill Jackson’s previous album ‘The Wayside Ballads Vol 3′ won Contemporary Album of the Year at the Australian Folk Music Awards in 2021. In partnership with his brother Ross, […]
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Sara Syms “The Darkest Light”

October 3, 2022 0
Fine vocals and heartfelt songs from New Orleans-based Syms. From the opening bars of the first track –the title track ‘The Darkest Light’–it’s clear we’re listening to a class act. Recorded in New Orleans Esplanade Studios, […]

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