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Video: Anna Tivel “Bluebird”

July 30, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Anna Tivel continues her tradition of intimate, dreamy vocals on her new single ‘Bluebird’.  This is the second single from her sixth studio album. The video features performing in silhouette in front of found footage of […]

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10th anniversary reimagining for Sunny Sweeney’s “Provoked” and UK tour announced

July 30, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Sunny Sweeney, the country and americana singer-songwriter, who hails from Texas but is currently based in Nashville, is no stranger to music fans this side of the Atlantic.  Since the impact of her debut in 2006 […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Abby Hamilton

July 30, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

I know a little about Abby Hamilton. She hails from Nicholasville, Kentucky, and was introduced to music at an early age through family gatherings and the church, at first learning to play the piano and violin […]

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Steel Saddle “Steel Saddle”

July 30, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 0

Canadian country rock with a strong soulful twist. Steel Saddle is a six-piece Canadian band from Montreal. On their debut album, their relatively orthodox country rock instrumentation of guitars (electric, acoustic, pedal steel), organ/piano, bass and […]

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Track Premiere: Taylor Hollingsworth “Never Can be Lonely”

July 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Never Can be Lonely‘ sees finger-picker Taylor Hollingsworth stomping through a series of observations of life lived in an alienated way – living in a van, drinking beers, consuming pain pills, rollin’ downhill, literally and metaphorically.  […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Glasgow fans were privileged to see Nathan Bell’s only UK appearance this year when he took the opportunity to head there at the end of his latest European tour. He came to Glasgow he said, to […]

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Video: Shane Smith and the Saints “Wheels”

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Life on the road in grainy black and white, Shane Smith and the Saints release a new video for ‘Wheels’.   The band lets fans take a glimpse at life behind the scenes and the players getting […]

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