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Johnny Cash “Spotlight” – new music from the man in black

June 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

How’s that?  We’re pretty sure that you’ve heard of Johnny Cash dear reader, but you may have forgotten that he has a new album coming out.  Truth to tell it’s not completely new – hardly a […]

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For the Sake of the Song: The Drive-By Truckers “Play It All Night Long”

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I’ve just finished reading Steven Hyden’s new book: ‘There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA” and the End of the Heartland’, a book highly recommended by Patterson Hood. Steven Hyden also […]

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Richard Thompson “Ship To Shore”

June 10, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Never resting on his laurels, Richard Thompson remains as vital as ever. We reckon that a new album from Richard Thompson, surely regarded these days, by most, as one of the UK’s premier songwriters and performers […]

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Track Premiere: Rebecca Frazier “High Country Road Trip”

June 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Rebecca Frazier certainly has her Bluegrass credentials – as the first woman to grace the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and in 2018, she also became the first woman to earn a Guitar Performer of the […]

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Rainy Eyes “Lonesome Highway” – songwriting as therapy

June 10, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Rainy Eyes infuses a little bit of Louisiana into her new single ‘Lonesome Highway’.   With a loping Cajun drumbeat propelling things along as a tele twangs, a story of perseverance unfolds.  This is the title track […]

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