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Video: Katie Spencer “Cypress & Bog Oak” / “Stranger”

January 13, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
The musicianship on display in this live recording is simply stunning. Recorded in Tom Sands’ studio, Katie Spencer is accompanied by the gifted Max Clilverd, whose pedal steel is sublime. The blend of Clilverd’s subtle, haunting […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Peter Rowan “Panama Red”

January 12, 2026 Paul Kerr 2
Back in the late 60s and early 70s despite the adulation given to the ultimate trip, LSD, most of the hippie movement were getting high on pot (despite some draconian legal penalties if caught with the […]
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Amy Grant “The 6th Of January (Yasgur’s Farm)” – searching for a united, optimistic, progressive nation

January 12, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
This single is the first new music from Amy Grant, a Six-time GRAMMY Winner and recent Kennedy Center Honoree, in a decade.  It’s a song that reflects on the progressive optimism of the 1960s and wonders […]
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Night Flight “Exit Stage Left”

January 12, 2026 NickBarber 0
An Elliott Smith-inspired, soulful, and introspective chillout set of songs. Not to be confused with a similarly named Swedish rock band, London’s Night Flight are now on their third album – and again, there’s no connection […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 217 “The Lowdown”

January 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
I’m not one for promoting corporate things, but I must make an exception for the Disney series “The Lowdown” which features Ethan Hawke and a wonderful cast of supporting players as it unfolds a tale of […]

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Life, love and relationships are all wrapped up in one wonderful collection. Kye Alfred Hillig is based in Tacoma, Washington. A singer-songwriter, he has produced an exceptional, heartfelt album. His first recording since the release of […]
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Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis “Whistlin’ Past The Graveyard”

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Classy trio come together to pay homage to traditional American roots, blues and country. Andy Cohen, Eleanor Ellis and William Lee Ellis are all well-established roots, blues and folk artists in their own right who first […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]
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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

March 2, 2026 0
Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

February 26, 2026 0
I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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