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About Andrew Frolish
Insomnia and music go together. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, rock, punk.... Currently enjoying Courtney Marie Andrews, Elles Bailey, Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Dickenson, Jerry Joseph, Frank Turner, David Ford, Patterson Hood, Glitterfox, Chuck Prophet, The Lottery Winners, Our Man in the Field...
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Video Premiere: James Combs “High Pine Steeples” Feat. The Well Pennies

May 4, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
we’re pleased to share with you the latest single from Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter James Combs.  Combs’ love of the redwood trees in California is clear from his heartfelt lines: “In the redwood cathedrals I found my […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Greg Brown “Covenant”

May 3, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1
Back in the year 2000, prolific folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown released two excellent records: ‘Over and Under’ and, a few months later, ‘Covenant’.  Over the years, Brown has released a huge amount of material and if […]
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Video: JP Ruggieri “Weeds and Flowers”

May 3, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the recent single ‘Weeds and Flowers’ from Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist JP Ruggieri.  The well-shot video gives us a privileged glimpse of talented musicians at work, and Ruggieri is ably supported by smooth bass from Jordan Scannella, […]
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Video: Kirsten Adamson “Without Warning”

May 2, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out ‘Without Warning’, the recent single from Scottish singer-songwriter Kirsten Adamson.  It’s upbeat with a great riff and a stirring guitar solo halfway through.  Adamson’s vocal is finely balanced between fragility and power as she […]
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Live Review: Saturday at Ramblin’ Roots Revue, Bucks Students’ Union, High Wycombe – 15th April 2023

April 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 3
Saturday’s headliner at Ramblin’ Roots, Robert Vincent, told AUK: “It’s good to be back around everyone, seeing all these musicians together again.”  Indeed, there’s still a particular and renewed sense of the communal joy to be […]

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