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Video: Fantastic Negrito “Highest Bidder”

February 8, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Fantastic Negrito’s brings biting social commentary to life in the new video for ‘Highest Bidder’. The video features live clips of the artist performing interspersed with archival footage. This single is from a new collection called […]

Album cover art for Alan Swanwick's "The Astronaut"

Alan Swanwick “Astronaut”

February 8, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

A powerful and introspective debut from an Irish songwriter returning music again after a long hiatus. Cork folk singer-songwriter Alan Swanwick wrote songs in his twenties a couple of decades ago but, as he puts it, […]

First names for the Cambridge Folk Festival 2023 announced

February 8, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Cambridge Folk Festival has announced the first names for 2023 taking place this July. Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the longest-running and arguably the most prestigious folk festivals in the world. Established by Cambridge City […]

Rich Webb “Right!”

February 8, 2023 Helen Jones 0

A cohesive collection of songs that show a true understanding of what makes Americana great. “You got the stroll to go  / But I was too slow to dance with you / I was angry and […]

Kassi Valazza “Watching Planes Go By” – stand still at your own peril

February 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

UNCUT may have called Kassi Valazza’s new album ‘Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing‘ a “slow-burning mix of Americana and Paisley Underground psych”, in fact there’s no “may” about it. They did call it just that. We beg […]