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Video: Karen Jonas “Gold in the Sand”

July 30, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out this recent single from Virginia based singer-songwriter Karen Jonas.  Fluttering guitar and gorgeous piano rise from layers of vintage instrumentation, including flourishes of pedal steel by Ahren Buchheister and fiddle from Bobby Hawk, in […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Mindy Smith “Raggedy Ann”

July 29, 2024 David Jarman 6

My introduction to Mindy Smith’s music came at the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2004, when I was entranced by the pure clarity and beauty of her voice. Performing with acoustic guitar, when she broke a string, […]

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Bill Callahan “Resuscitate”

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Extraordinary live document that takes the listener into the room. Magisterial! The date is March 22nd, 2022. Bill Callahan is on the stage at Chicago’s Thalia Hall, flanked by Matt Kinsey on guitar, Dustin Laurenzi on […]

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Live Review: Wes Collins Band + Jeff Reid & John Fonvielle, Live at Ted’s, Wilmington, North Carolina – 12th July 2024

July 29, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Pop-up thunderstorms were in the forecast on July 12th all around Live at Ted’s in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Some storms had already been popping as Wes Collins and his band members navigated their way down […]

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Video: Joanne Shaw Taylor “Wishing Well”

July 29, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Joanne Shaw Taylor rocks Nashville in the new video for ‘Wishing Well’.   A cover of Free’s last single before disbanding, Shaw and her band bring heat to this classic track.  Filmed on-site in The Low Volume […]

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