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  • [ March 25, 2026 ] Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines” Album Reviews
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Video: Lia Ices “Hymn”

January 25, 2022 Cam Fraser 2
Lia Ices shares a dreamy, bucolic video for ‘Hymn‘, the first single from her new album, ‘Family Album‘, a collection of psychedelic-tinged Americana, inspired by her move west and becoming a mother. Ices was pregnant with […]
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Video: Scott Metzger “Don’t Be a Stranger”

January 20, 2022 Cam Fraser 0
Instrumental goodness from the much-in-demand guitarist, Scott Metzger. A gifted and versatile guitarist, Metzger has played alongside a formidable list of other players: John Mayer, John Scofield, Warren Haynes, Nels Cline & many others. Just being […]
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Video: LOVE BY NUMB3RS “Can’t Lie Like This”

December 22, 2021 Cam Fraser 0
The Portland-based indie trio release a clever, beautiful and wonderfully uplifting song and video inspired by Dan Connor’s chemo treatments and his battle against cancer. LOVE BY NUMB3RS are based around the impressively creative writing and […]
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Video: Del Barber “Just a Little Heat”

December 16, 2021 Cam Fraser 0
In late 2019, Del Barber was poised to capitalise on some major recognition of his work. He’d just been nominated for ‘Roots Artist of the Year’ at the Western Canadian Music Awards, as well as SOCAN […]
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Parkland Music Project “Sécurité”

December 15, 2021 Cam Fraser 0
A haunting, improvised performance over six extended tracks, from Vancouver’s alt-country infused Parkland Music Project. Led by singer-songwriter Rob Malowany, Parkland Music Project’s new album, ‘Sécurité’  features a shifting cast of talented players who are brought […]

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Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines”

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Sam Grassie “Burning Of Auchindoun” – flames take you, and be damned

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Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines”

March 25, 2026 0
Sophisticated Folk, intellectual pop, from Katherine Priddy. Katherine Priddy’s new album, her third, is a collection of strong songs that each, in their own ways, examine what it means to be a human – not just […]
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck to release traditional collaboration in May 2026

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5x Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming and 19x Grammy-winning banjo supremo Béla Fleck announced The Fiddle and the Drum, a collaborative album celebrating Appalachian bluegrass and folk music to be released on 29th May 2026 via Thirty […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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From the woods of Connecticut to Nashville via New York, Jon Paul Ruggieri has come a long way. Growing up with a severe stutter limited his speech and meant that Ruggieri was compelled to find new […]
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New eleven song Johnny Cash announced for June

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The emergence of new material from the late Johnny Cash is always special and a collection of songs written by the great man even more so.  The announcement of the release of ‘Songwriter’ via Mercury Nashville […]
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