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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: Sam Brookes “18 & Sleeping”

November 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Sam Brookes takes a challenging and personal subject and handles it with great sensitivity on ’18 & Sleeping’, the final video from his new album, ‘Black Feathers’.  The album is inspired by loss and the accompanying […]

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Video Premiere: Adam Klein “Low Flyin’ Planes”

November 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This excellent video premiere is the title track and final release from from last year’s Adam Klein album, ‘Low Flyin’ Planes’.   Klein’s gentle strum and clean, melodic vocals bring to mind classic folk singer-songwriters like Townes […]

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Interview: Nils Lofgren on his new live album and working with Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Ringo Starr

November 6, 2020 Andrew Frolish 4

Nils Lofgren has spent more than fifty years on the road as a touring musician.  The experience of a Lofgren concert is mesmerising; it’s on the stage when his energy, dynamism and true talent are on […]

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Video Premiere: Christina Martin “Kisses for Christmas”

November 6, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

It seems incredible that 2020 is finally drawing to a close and we are beginning to think about the festive season (I know, I know…it gets earlier every year).  Last year, Christina Martin scored a hit […]

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Video: Declan O’Rourke “The Harbour”

November 5, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Listening to Declan O’Rourke sing ‘The Harbour’ is like listening to an intensely emotional story.  His words are poetic and thought-provoking: “Maybe someday I can live like the fisherman who stays close to the harbour…For now I […]

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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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