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Video Premiere: Jack & Daisy “Barcelona (In The Rear View)”

July 9, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re delighted to share the beautiful new single from Spain-based British folk duo Jack & Daisy. ‘Barcelona (In The Rear View)’ is immediately captivating. Delicate acoustic guitar leaves space for Daisy’s vulnerably sounding voice to be […]

Madison Violet to embark upon farewell tour of UK and Ireland after 25 years

July 8, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

The Canadian duo Madison Violet have announced their farewell tour. Subtitled “A Celebration of 25 Years”, the dates mark the end of a partnership which has resulted in eleven albums, Juno nominations, Canadian Folk Music awards […]

Album cover artwork for "Go Big and Go Home" by The David Mayfield Parade

The David Mayfield Parade “Go Big and Go Home”

July 8, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Beautiful bluegrass with caring and “glass-half-full” words. This is The David Mayfield Parade’s first album in 12 years after “The David Mayfield Parade” in 2010 and 2013’s “Good Man Down”. The group is a curious, puzzling […]

Preview: Travelling Band’s Later Youth plays UK shows this week

July 8, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Later Youth, the recording name of multi-instrumentalist, producer and serial collaborator Jo Dudderidge, is playing dates around the UK this week to support the release of his debut album “Living History”. “What’s next?” is a question […]

More People Should Really Know About: Rachel Harrington

July 8, 2025 Graeme Tait 6

When this feature first appeared in these hallowed pages, it aimed to allow us writers the opportunity to advocate for an artist who we felt deserved to be more widely recognised, the only caveat being that […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 5 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 7 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 7 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

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