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Mike Stevens “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” – Wow

April 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 2

Yes, wow.  It’s been a while since the never called that “Americana UK Midweek Instrumental Chill Out Zone“, but here we are, it’s midweek, a tough week (aren’t they all?) and boy could we do with […]

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Video: Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son “Lay It On Me”

April 27, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

‘Lay It On Me’ is an earnest slow burn of a song that builds to a rousing, anthemic guitar solo and finale.  Bobby Mahoney and the Seventh Son deliver a heartfelt performance that nods to their […]

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The Weight Band “Shines Like Gold”

April 27, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

The Weight Band keep The Band’s flame burning brightly while retaining their own originality. The Weight Band has only been together for nine years but the members are long-standing members of the Americana community. Guitarist Jim […]

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Tray Wellington “Black Banjo”

April 27, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A bold bluegrass album that moves the music in new directions, taking some risks and winning with nearly all of them. Tray Wellington opens his debut album with a typical Bluegrass Banjo showcase ‘Crooked Mind’. Following […]

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iskwē And Tom Wilson “Long Way Down” – prelude to a new album!

April 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

iskwē And Tom Wilson return with a recording from their upcoming album ‘Mother Love‘ which expands on the perhaps unlikely duos’ earlier recordings ‘Starless Nights‘ and ‘Blue Moon Drive‘ which made such an impression in 2020 […]

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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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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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Back home and looking forward to a bright future. A move to LA in 2021 inspired Henry Grace’s debut album “Alive in America”, which brought the London-born singer-songwriter plenty of admirers. He returned home after studying […]

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