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Martha Tilston “The Tape”

October 22, 2021 Jason McDonald 0

Tilston records a soundtrack which works well as a standalone but is best enjoyed with its accompanying film to appreciate its beauty. Martha Tilston is a quadruple threat – writing, acting, directing and making the soundtrack for […]

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Classic Clips : Nils Lofgren with Grin

October 22, 2021 Paul Kerr 1

No apologies here for going back to the dark old days of 1973, another world really when it was still legal to discriminate against half of the UK population on the grounds that they were women. […]

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David Climaco Garcia “Rolling On” – we keep going round and round…

October 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

If you detect a hint of listless desert rock on this new song from David Climaco Garcia it could be because the  Albuquerque-based songwriter draws from New Mexico’s Southwestern Americana, a blend of classic cowboy and […]

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Shovels & Rope announce tour and album for 2022

October 22, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Shovels & Rope return with a new album, ‘Manticore‘ on Dualtone, released Feb 18th 2022. Husband and wife folk duo Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst have also revealed their UK June tour and a new […]

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Scott Hirsch “Windless Day”

October 22, 2021 Richard Phillips 0

A largely introspective work that is touched by darkness but ultimately retains hope. As a founding member of Hiss Golden Messenger, Hirsch played a leading role in the band’s early years in the studio and touring. […]

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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

February 9, 2026 0

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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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Audrey and Hugh “Young, Loved and Free” – Listen

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Audrey and Hugh return with a new single from their upcoming album ‘Sisterman‘ which is released on May 22nd.  We liked ‘Sisterman‘ a lot, and this song is one of the reasons.  It’s catchy modern folk, […]

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Hermanos Gutiérrez “El Bueno Y El Malo” – Western Twang

July 27, 2022 0

With a nod to ‘The Good The Bad and The Ugly‘ in both the title of this instrumental (yes folks, instrumental Wednesday afternoon is back!) and the rather stylish video which accompanies it, Hermanos Gutiérrez brin […]

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Modern Hinterland “Diving Bell”

February 9, 2021 0

Rather magnificent English indie rock with Californian overtones. ‘Diving Bell’ is the third album by Modern Hinterland, following relatively swiftly on the back of last years release, ‘The Longest Part Of The Night’. This marks a […]

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