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The Vagaband “Beautiful World”

March 1, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
Recalling songs of yesterday and a long time in the making. Do you remember The Vagaband covered The Zombies’ ‘This Will Be Our Year’ to accompany the English national census campaign in 2021? It was included […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “Other Voices / Other Rooms”

March 1, 2023 John Jenkins 0
A seamless blend of traditional, folk and country songs with a stellar supporting cast By 1993 Nanci Griffith had released 9 studio albums, moved from MCA records to Elektra Records and after establishing herself as a […]
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The View From Across La Manche #12 – From our own correspondent

March 1, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
Plus ça change… Quite a contrast between last month’s featured article photo and this month’s! It seems like it was full on winter only yesterday and now spring is making a definite attempt to show up. […]
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Van Morrison tickets for London Summer show on sale this Friday

March 1, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
The legend that is Van Morrison has announced a show at the Royal Albert Hall on June 28th, 2023. This show will include old favourites and songs from his new album ‘Moving On Skiffle’. Tickets go […]
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Dari Bay “Longest Day of the Year”

March 1, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0
Instantly memorable pop grunge Americana mix. Dari Bay is a project built by Vermont resident Zachary James. He cites broad influences ranging from Neil Young to Scottish Indie band The Pastels, Pavement to Wilco. “Longest Day […]

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Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]
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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

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Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Paperback Riders – Barney Hoskyns “Hotel California”

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Subtitled “Singer-Songwriters and Cocaine Cowboys in the LA Canyons, 1967-1976”, this the story of how Country mixed with pop, rock and folk to create something new in the hills above Los Angeles. It’s also the story […]
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Carson McHone, the Borderline, London, 30th May 2019

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Well into a 40 date tour, Carson McHone proved tonight exactly why Loose Records invested time and effort in recruiting her to their record label at the back end of 2018. Resplendent in a white two […]
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Ethan Daniel Davidson “Come Down Lonesome” (Blue Arrow Records, 2020)

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Ethan Daniel Davidson’s latest album, ‘Come Down Lonesome’ is somewhere between his 8th and 11th LP (depending what you consider to be an actual LP) in a recording career stretching back to 1999. His output may have […]

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