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Zachary Lucky “Jasper” A sound that would be right at home on the Opry stage alongside Roy Acuff

March 11, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
With a sound that would be right at home on the Opry stage alongside Roy Acuff, Zachary Lucky releases his new single ‘Jasper’.   Recorded in December 2023 in rural Ontario with Benjamin Dakota Rogers producing, this […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Winterpills “July”

March 11, 2024 Paul Russell 2
It’s fascinating to understand why certain songs click with the listener – for me it’s the tune. If it’s a catchy, hummable tune – I warm to the song as if it’s a new best friend. […]
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Video Interview: Dan Stuart on Green on Red, Marlowe Billings and life

March 11, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
From rock and roll songwriter to literary writer. While they may never have got their record company’s cash registers ringing, Green on Red in the ‘80s helped in their own ramshackle way lay the foundation for […]
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Live Review: Beans on Toast, Stereo, Glasgow – 22nd February 2024

March 11, 2024 KC Vines 0
Difficult. When you have a 15 year back catalogue and the same number of albums, chock full of smart protest songs, many of which are crowd favourites; not to look back at your younger self and […]
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Giant Sand release 25 year anniversary reissue “Chore of Enchantment”, UK dates next month

March 11, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
Fire Records has announced the reissue of Giant Sand’s ‘Chore Of Enchantment’, a quarter of a century after its original release on Thrill Jockey / Loose.  The final output of the trio, the album features main […]

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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2
Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]
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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0
Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
Lynyrd Skynyrd on OGWT 1975
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0
Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Video: Kimmi Bitter “I Dream of You”

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Everything about this single from Kimmi Bitter brings to mind the best of classic country.  From the backing vocals to the way her voice catches, the pacing to the sorrowful melody, the twang to the theme […]
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Interview: Michael Cleveland on spreading his musical wings beyond traditional bluegrass

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If you want to be one of the best bluegrass fiddle players you need to start playing at age four. Michael Cleveland is a 12-time IBMA Fiddle Player Of The Year and a Grammy Award-winner who […]
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Eli West “Tapered Point of Stone”

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‘Tapered Point of Stone’ is a revelation and a breath of fresh air in the bluegrass world. Eli West’s approach to music, in which he imagines music architecturally and visualizing his compositions spatially, has allowed him […]

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