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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: Eric Bazilian “Heaven Ain’t Gonna Save Us”

November 16, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Well, it’s been a busy year in American politics and society: the response to the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests, debate on climate change and, of course, the unresolved Presidential election.  It’s all here in […]

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Video: Frank Turner & Jon Snodgrass

November 13, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Back in 2010, Frank Turner and Jon Snodgrass set themselves the challenge of writing an entire album in one day.  The result was ‘Buddies’, an unpolished record that became a cult favourite.  Ten years on and […]

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Video Premiere: Lee Rogers “Haunted”

November 13, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Lee Rogers released his debut album, ‘Drawing Clocks’, on Zenith Café  fifteen long years ago.  The record was well-received and Rogers’ songs were played on Radio 2 and appeared on television.  They were even used in […]

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Video Premiere: Bluenose B “Another Place”

November 12, 2020 Andrew Frolish 3

Songwriter Stephen Lawson formed Bluenose B in the 1980s.  Since then, the group has been through various changes in line-up and style but has always remained true to a focus on lyrical purpose and intelligent song-craft.  […]

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Video: Jamie Freeman “King of the Village Hall”

November 12, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Featuring quirky animation and some excellent lock-down dance moves, here is the latest single from Jamie Freeman.  This previously unreleased track finds the nominee for ‘Best UK Song’ at the 2020 UK Americana Awards in a […]

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Jay Buchanan “Weapons Of Beauty”

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 2

If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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This is a fine compilation of four complete albums from the early seventies by duo Brewer & Shipley. Whilst they have much in common with similar vocal groups of the time, they differ in that they were […]

Tracks

Belaver “Partner” – Listen

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Imagine one of the seedier crime songs by the Felice Brothers, but slowed down, like really slowed down, man.  And imagine that this song featured an almost drone-like main melody, and sketched out the needs of […]

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Over on Rolling Stone Country, much underrated Americana troubadour Slaid Cleaves has been talking about his upcoming new album  Ghost on the Car Radio and previewing the first song from it Drunken Barber’s Hand.   It’s […]

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