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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: 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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Video: Buffalo Blood “Vanishing World”

November 11, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
The sun rises over the wide open vistas of Abiquiu, New Mexico, and with it, the music gently lifts and swells.  By the time the voice of  Americana UK-favourite Dean Owens sings, “This land we loved […]

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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2
Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]
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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0
Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Billy Bragg & Joe Henry “Shine A Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad” (Cooking Vinyl, 2016)

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Bragg and Henry recorded these thirteen railway themed songs whilst travelling for 65 hours along the 2,728-mile rail journey from Chicago to LA. The songs were guerrilla recorded at station stops along the way – the […]
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Hannah Scott “Bigger Than My Body”

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Folk singer Hannah Scott embraces new found love with her single ‘Bigger Than My Body’.   This is the first single from her third full-lemght album ‘Absence of Doubt’.  Scott co-produced with Adrian Hall and the album […]
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Jeffrey Martin “Out On The Weekend” – visiting with Neil

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