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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 Premiere: Matthew McDaid “Look Away Sun Child”

September 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Matthew McDaid was born and raised in Northern Ireland but moved with his family to the Barcelona region in 2005.  In recent years, he has been building a reputation as one of the finest musicians on […]
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Video: Creature Comfort “Big, Buff, and Handsome”

September 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is a fabulously uplifting way to begin your Friday.  With a great bass line, ‘Big, Buff, and Handsome’ is upbeat fun and just what we need right now.  The video takes an amusing look at […]
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Video Premiere: Shira “Wait for Me”

September 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
One of the many consequences of the global pandemic and lockdowns all over the world is that huge numbers of people have been separated from their loved ones.  Right when we need them most.  Although ‘Wait […]
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Video: Mean Mary “Come Along”

September 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Wow.  That is how to play the banjo.  ‘Come Along’ is the opening track on Mean Mary’s new album, ‘Alone’, due out on 18th September.  All the songs on the album were recorded alone in Mary’s […]
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Video: Adrian Sutherland “Politician Man”

September 16, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is a protest song that began its life in northern Canada, where Adrian Sutherland’s remote Cree community, Attawapiskat, faced a crisis due to contaminated water.  Anger over political finger-pointing and inaction inspired the song ‘Politician […]

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The Milk Carton Kids to tour UK and Ireland in January 2027

April 27, 2026 0
The Milk Carton Kids will return to the UK and Ireland for a run of headline dates in January 2027, including London’s Barbican Centre, Bristol Beacon, Manchester’s Albert Hall, Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. […]
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Little Sparta “The Telling of the Truth”

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The new release by Little Sparta takes Mekons collaboration in directions old and new. After 26 years at work and 20 years since their first release, veteran Alan D. Boyd’s project Little Sparta just put out […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0
At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

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Neil Young has announced the release of a new live album from his archives, called ‘Tuscaloosa’. The album was originally recorded on February 5th, 1973 at the University of Alabama, and heralds from a particular Neil […]
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Possibly the loveliest band to ever exist Teenage Fanclub have announced a UK tour this October/November which sees them play  Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London on the Songs From Teenage Fanclub: The Creation Records Years tour – the venues […]

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