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Max McNown “Night Diving”

January 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Max McNown’s second album builds strongly on foundations of debut. Max McNown is a singer-songwriter, originally from the Pacific Northwest but now based in Nashville after spending the early part of his career in Southern California.  […]
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Feature: “Folk City – The Greenwich Village Musical”

January 28, 2025 Liz Thomson 0
With Greenwich Village firmly in the limelight, thanks to the new Dylan biopic, Liz Thomson casts an eye on an original Broadway production, “The Greenwich Village Musical” which played until Covid shut it down. It’s now […]
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Ar Lewi “Two Minds”

January 28, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0
Campfire musings and quiet words. A new name to the Americana UK universe, Ar Lewi describes kickstarting his musical journey by living out of the back of his car at state campgrounds, and inviting fellow campers […]
News

Grey DeLisle announces “The Grey Album” and UK dates

January 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Prolific voice actress and singer-songwriter Grey DeLisle has scheduled the release of her latest record “The Grey Album” on 4th April 2025 via Hummin’bird Records. DeLisle endured a long songwriting dry spell while concentrating on her […]
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Dan Raza “Water Reflects (What It’s Shown)” – take care in your choices

January 28, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Dan Raza’s third album ‘Wayfarer’ is due for release on February 14th, and today’s song is – as you may have guessed – the latest single from it.  We’ve already said something about the album here, […]

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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

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“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

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The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

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When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]

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  • Nicole Atkins “Singing In The Mirror” – hey, give yourself a break
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]
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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]

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Steph Cameron and Abigail Lapell join forces to cross the pond in May

October 24, 2024 0
Acclaimed Canadian songwriters Steph Cameron and Abigail Lapell have announced a joint UK tour for 2025, marking Cameron’s first UK shows in five years, and Lapell’s debut performances in the UK. The tour kicks off in […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Birds Of Play “Sandhill Cranes”

February 22, 2022 0
Birds of Play are a folk band with a lot of musical skill within its four person makeup.  Alex Paul (guitar, mandolin, vocals, songwriting) started playing guitar at the age of 13.  Eric Shedd (bass, mandolin, […]
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Lawrie Duckworth “Wonderful Terrible Things” (Independent, 2019)

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Lawrie Duckworth debuts his ‘Wonderful Terrible Things’ as an eccentric purveyor of unashamedly dated, swashbuckling yarns, delivered with a blend of the Kinks breezy Albion, alongside hints of the type of foreboding Americana found on non-PC […]

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