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For the Sake of the Song: Dave Alvin “The Man in the Bed”

September 18, 2023 Clint West 3
Welcome to ‘For The Sake Of The Song’, our latest new series. It aims to celebrate individual songs and each week our writers will choose one of their own particular favourites to share with you. Dave […]
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EP Round-Up September 2023

September 18, 2023 Alan Fitter 0
Welcome to the first of our regular EP Round-Ups. Wikipedia defines an EP as: “A musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record”. Most EPs play at […]
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Various Artists “More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith”

September 18, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1
A mighty and entirely merited salute to a giant of americana. Nanci Griffith would have turned 70 in July 2023 had she not died in August 2021 after a long illness.  To celebrate her life and […]
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Track Premiere: Firefall “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”

September 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Firefall are coming up on fifty years of existence, a number that might daunt some bands but this band that at times has included Byrds and Flying Burritos in the line-up not only continues but has […]
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Video Premiere: Turn Turn Turn “New Rays From an Old Sun”

September 18, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the latest single from the Twin Cities’ Turn Turn Turn.  The core trio of Barb Brynstad (bass and vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar and vocals) and Adam Levy (guitars and vocals), aided by drummer Josh Kaplan […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Thea Gilmore Songs

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Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements of […]
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Preview: Georgia’s Clover County plays first ever UK and Ireland tour dates in May

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Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in […]
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Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

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John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Stars and Rabbit are an Indonesian duo hailing from Yogyakarta. The group consists of singer-songwriter Elda Suryani and arranger Adi Widodo. Their music is a melding of pop and folk influences with a raw simplicity of […]
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Interview: Igloo Hearts exist as one voice, two bodies

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Igloo Hearts gives folk-pop music a new shade of ardency. In true outlier fashion, the North Wales-based husband and wife duo have gone quietly about their business with an eye to gaining traction outside their realm. […]
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Anna Tivel “Outsiders (Live In A Living Room)”

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Live recordings present the most recent songs in a stripped down glory. Anna Tivel released the album ‘Outsiders‘ last year, and it continued a series of song collections in which there are stories so finely observed […]

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