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Billy Bragg announces the Roaring Forty UK and Ireland 2023 tour

March 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
As part of his celebrations to mark 40 years in music, Billy Bragg has announced a tour of the UK and Ireland in the autumn. The full list of dates is below. Punk rocker, soldier, Essex […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 90

March 28, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Damn the fragility of the body. The spirit is certainly willing but …f**k, the body isn’t at the moment. After 4 weeks of nursing a back (and boring you dear reader with my moaning), last weekend […]
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Alex Mabey “The Waiting Room”

March 28, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
Bleak reflections of an ending but not without hope. In fifteen tracks Alex Mabey presents in words and music her exit from an unhealthy marriage. This emotional tide runs deep as she lays out with stark […]
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Rachel Baiman “Common Nation Of Sorrow”

March 28, 2023 Paul Russell 0
Poignant and honest album inspired by Baiman’s father’s activism. Music and activism have always been regular soulmates – just think of the likes of Nina Simone, Joan Baez, Billy Holiday and Dolly Parton. Music has the […]
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Track Premiere: Caitlin Cannon “Amarillo & Little Rock”

March 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Caitlin Cannon has been pretty busy the last few years, with the release of her debut ‘The TrashCannon Album‘ in 2020 and ‘Lucky Break‘ in 2021 with Side Pony (her duo-project with singer Alice Wallace).  And […]

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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

April 9, 2026 0
This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]
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The Builders and The Butchers “No Tomorrow”

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Portland-based ramshackle indie folk-rockers confront cultural changes and challenges. The Pacific north-west of the USA has been called home by many giants of the blues, rock, and grunge scenes, but alongside these, there’s long been a […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Justin Townes Earle “Harlem River Blues”

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The painfully tragic passing of Justin Townes Earle in August last year due to an accidental drugs overdose brought the sad realisation that that was it for any new material from the mercurial JTE. We would […]
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The High Hawks “Mother Nature’s Show”

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Cosy recording which traverses a range of musical styles and flavours of rock including Southern and country. The High Hawks first got together in 2019. They comprise six members of various bands including: Leftover Salmon; Hard […]
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Watchhouse have paid their dues – starting over a decade ago playing coffee shops and local restaurants around North Carolina they have now released their latest album ‘Rituals‘, their first in four years.  From the small […]

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