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Video Premiere: Richard Neuberg “Crow Needs The Pine”

January 8, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Beginning with just his guitar and gorgeous baritone, Richard Neuberg’s new single, ‘Crow Needs The Pine’, builds in intensity and instrumentation, growing into a dramatic and emotive performance that has a lasting impact. His opening words are […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ryan Adams

January 7, 2026 Peter Thompson 6
Ryan Adams is one of the most talented and indeed prolific singer/songwriters of his generation, with a rich canon of work to support this assertion. Despite his undoubted talent Adams has had some well publicised issues […]
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June Star “Equally Wild”

January 7, 2026 Paul Russell 0
Seriously accomplished set of raunchy gems from Baltimore outfit. When you have a look at the June Star website, a wonderfully jaundiced and witty description of the band reads – “the band was formed in 1998 […]
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Tattercoats “Westways”

January 7, 2026 Bryan Bance 0
Folk duo marries the old with the new on down-to-earth debut. Not the fairytale you may be more familiar with, but a musical venture from New York-based wife-and-husband folk duo, Ned Joyner and Charlotte Wager Miller. […]
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The Infamous Stringdusters “Dancing On The Moon” – step lightly

January 7, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Those purveyors of progressive bluegrass, The Infamous Stringdusters, declare that “it feels like a good night for dancing on the moon” on this new song of the same title as the declared intent. But is it? […]

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

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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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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

March 4, 2026 1
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

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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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Live Review: The Paperboys, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 17th May 2024

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It has been well over 6 years since The Paperboys, from Vancouver, Canada last played Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, but such was their performance that night and the impression […]
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