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Joseph Shipp “Free, for a While”

October 25, 2022 Helen Jones 0

A distinctive voice that tells well-crafted stories that resonate with honesty. Joseph Shipp it seems, really can enviably do it all: He’s a musician, an award-winning graphic designer, and a photographer so skilled that a book […]

I Write the Songs – “Cowboy” Jack Clement

October 25, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

We’re going back to an old school, country songwriter for this month’s I Write the Songs. Jack Henderson Clement, born in Memphis, Tennessee in the April of 1931 started playing and performing at an early age, […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 70

October 25, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Half term is here! Phew it’s here already thank f**k. The seven weeks have charged past, and the creeping levels of exhaustion now have a chance to manifest themselves, be dealt with and the body prepare […]

Townes Van Zandt’s “At My Window” to be reissued for 35th anniversary

October 25, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

The 35th anniversary limited-edition pressing of ’At My Window’ will be released next month. It finds folk/country singer/songwriter and guitarist Townes Van Zandt at the peak of his songwriting powers. Newly remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, pressed on […]

Cover art Joseph Decosimo 'When You Were Slumbering'

Joseph Decosimo “While You Were Slumbering”

October 25, 2022 Richard Parkinson 0

A record which displays a deep affection for traditional music while placing it at the heart of a living process. ‘While You Were Slumbering’ takes its title from the penultimate line of Joseph Decosimo’s version of […]