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Track Premiere: Brittany Collins “The Journey”

August 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
‘The Journey‘ tells a story of coming together and then….staying together.  Pretty novel in an Americana world of constant break-ups and lost loves.  The slightly funky roots rocker tells of the merits of two people not […]
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Sam Robbins “Bigger Than In Between”

August 4, 2022 Kimberly Bright 1
New Hampshire singer-songwriter Sam Robbins expands his musical horizons on thoughtful sophomore release. It’s hard to believe now that Berklee College of Music alumnus and 2021 Kerrville Folk Festival songwriting competition winner Sam Robbins started out […]
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Reece Sullivan “Arkansas”

August 4, 2022 FredArnold 0
A folksy album of loves lost, opportunities missed and the call to home. Reece Sullivan is a road-tripping folk-singing troubadour whose poetic songs are embellished here with horns and vocal choruses to give his songs a […]
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Hazlett “My Skin” – is she really going out with him?

August 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Australian-born, but now a resident of Stockholm, Hazlett has produced a couple of EPs and is now releasing a series of singles on his new label Nettwerk – and ‘My Skin‘ is the third of these.  […]
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Video Premiere: Rachel Garlin “Morning Lullaby”

August 4, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
There’s a gentle, light, summery feel to Rachel Garlin’s latest single ‘Morning Lullaby’.   It’s a similar vibe to last year’s well-received EP ‘The State We Are In’ – infectious, catchy and full of heart.  Garlin often […]

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A memorable change in direction in this celebration of rural Celtic communities. Leeroy Stagger, born and raised in rural Vancouver Island before moving to southern Alberta, is a prolific artist. Pilgrimage is his thirteenth studio album, […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

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Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]
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