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Grayson Capps “Heartbreak, Misery And Death”

November 15, 2024 Tony Burke 0
Grayson Capps delves deep into classic covers and ‘Old Weird America’. Hailing from Alabama, Grayson Capps started his musical career at Tulane University forming  The House Levellers and later a blues band Stavin’ Chain – who […]
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Classic Clips: Steve Forbert “It Isn’t Going To Be That Way” – Old Grey Whistle Test, 8th May 1979

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As Classic Clips has proven over the years, the Old Grey Whistle Test was far from just being a haven for prog-rock and then punk and New Wave.  It was the beating heart of Americana in […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 163 “The past is another country… or is it?”

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Regular readers will know I’m always banging on about the power of live music and the joy that it can bring and something surfaced this week that made me reflect on why I feel so strongly […]
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The Song Remains: Duane Eddy (1938-2024)

November 15, 2024 Dean Nardi 1
It Don’t Mean a Thang If It Ain’t Got That Twang. Duane Eddy was popularly known as the “King of Twang” for his reverb-drenched, staccato style of playing guitar. He had an outsized influence on how […]
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Hank Dogs “Fiveways”

November 15, 2024 Paul Russell 0
Timely release of long lost album from revered folk trio. No pressure then. You’re a budding modern folk act starting your career in the mid-nineties – three musicians hoping for the best. Then suddenly your music […]

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