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Video: Josienne Clarke “Double-Edged Sword”

May 21, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The gentle, fluttering rhythms of Josienne Clarke’s latest single are hypnotic and engrossing.  ‘Double-Edged Sword’ is an intimate, atmospheric song that showcases Clarke’s understated voice.  Clarke says of the song’s themes and sound: “Sometimes your continued […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Greg Trooper “Everywhere”

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The surprise bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese in December 1941, intensified the already existing tensions between people of Japanese descent and white Americans living in the USA. The concern of espionage and also the […]

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Ordinary Elephant “Ordinary Elephant”

May 20, 2024 Tom Harding 0

Beautifully woven midlife consolations. Folk duo and married couple Crystal and Pete Damore unveil their third album, marked by a stripped-down sound that consolidates their musical talents. This self-titled release serves as an exposition of the […]

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Clint West’s Americana Plus: The 1970’s – Heaven or Hell?

May 20, 2024 Clint West 13

There was a time not so long ago where, on a fairly regular basis, the Tories would issue dire warnings that Labour would “take Britain back to the 1970s”. You don’t hear that so much now […]

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Live Review: Andy Irvine – Junction 2, Cambridge, 9th May 2024

May 20, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

A glorious day had led onto a glorious evening in the company of a true legend of folk music – a teller of great tales, a sterling supporter of the rights of workers, and a man […]

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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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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Back in the year 2000, prolific folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown released two excellent records: ‘Over and Under’ and, a few months later, ‘Covenant’.  Over the years, Brown has released a huge amount of material and if […]

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Don Gallardo feat. Lilly Winwood “In the Name of Good Intentions” (JTM Music, 2019)

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With his heart in the Americana sound, coming out of his long-time East Nashville residence, but with roots that are firmly in the soil of California, it should probably come as no surprise that Don Gallardo […]

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Video: Cooper and Davies “You And Me, Again”

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This is the new single from Shropshire duo Cooper & Davies, out now.  A beautiful and soulful song with some great harmonies, at AUK Towers we like this a lot.  More soon please.

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