Andrew Raw

More People Really Should Know About: Wild Ponies

January 9, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Wild Ponies are husband and wife, Doug and Telisha Williams, now living in Nashville but, importantly, originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. They have produced three wonderful albums as Wild Ponies and are a […]

Oliver James Brooks “In A Little Long While”

December 21, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Lo-fi alternative folk on Canadian songwriter’s fourth album. This is Toronto-based Oliver James Brooks’ fourth studio album. Two years in the making, the recording was done with friends in Oliver’s living room using seventies gear for […]

Album artwork for the album "The Vinnie Paolizzi LP" by Vinnie Paolizzi

Vinnie Paolizzi “The Vinnie Paolizzi LP”

December 5, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Collaboration pays dividends on this impressive debut mainstream americana album. As you can probably guess, Vinnie Paolizzi, originally from Philadelphia, comes from a large family descended from Italian immigrants, which he says taught him an early […]

Album cover artwork for 'Back to the Valley' by Low Water Bridge Band

Low Water Bridge Band “Back to the Valley”

November 14, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Lively alt-country telling authentic tales from the Virginia mountains. Formed in 2020, Low Water Bridge Band hail from Clarke County, Virginia, a town about 40 miles northwest of Washington DC. However, more importantly, it is also […]

Harvest Thieves “As The Sparks Fly Upwards”

November 3, 2023 Andrew Raw 2

An excellent mix of gritty lyrics and country-rock fortified with a bit of extra rock. Harvest Thieves, from Austin in Texas, call themselves an “alt-country collective” which leads you to wonder what the dynamics of the […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”