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Live Review: Lachlan Bryan + Emily Lawler, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 12th July 2024

July 19, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

It may well have been mid-July but the persistent inclement weather had a distinct autumnal feel about it as the local congregation, attired in jumpers and jackets rather than T-shirts and shorts, arrived at Lincolnshire’s premier […]

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Mark Geary “In The Time Of Locusts”

July 19, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

Thoughtful sixth album from Irish singer-songwriter. Mark Geary was born in Dublin but spent 20 years living in New York, having won a green card in the lottery, where he set up home in the East […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 150 – “Wow that was quick….”

July 19, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

And that’s it, a year gone by since I left full time teaching. Bloody hell where did that go? On side 2 of the LP of life if the tracks are passing that quickly there needs […]

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Video: Lea Thomas “The Gift”

July 19, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Lea Thomas, a singer-songwriter from Hawaii, currently based in New York, has a new album on the way, a follow-up to 2021’s ‘Mirrors to the Sun’.  Here we have the stunning first single from the forthcoming […]

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Joana Serrat “Big Wave”

July 18, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Time stretching and pitch shifting depths. Luddites best stop reading now. The sixth album from Catalan folk artist Joana Serrat is a sonic tsunami. Turbulent changes in Serrat’s personal life along with challenging times in the […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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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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Video: Great Lake Swimmers “Promise of Spring”

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Great Lake Swimmers are about to release a deluxe version of their recent, well-received album ‘Uncertain Country’.  The new edition, due to drop on 29th September 2023, will feature acoustic versions of six of the album […]

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A night to remember? We sure do like to set ourselves a challenge – and part of that is to avoid some gauche “bragging rights” list. Honestly, it’s the gigs I could have made but missed […]

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Video Premiere: The Delines “Kid Codeine”

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Americana UK favourites The Delines received much critical acclaim for their wonderfully soulful 2019 album ‘The Imperial’.  Rightly praised, this was an album that set a very high standard for cinematic storytelling and song-writing, justifiably garnering […]

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