David Jarman

artwork for Peach and Shine album "Just Beyond the Shine"

Peach & Quiet “Just Beyond the Shine”

January 21, 2021 David Jarman 0

Harmony rich indie-folk from Canada with Nashville flavours. ‘Just Beyond the Shine’ is the debut album from Canadian singer-songwriter duo Peach & Quiet, based in Pender Island, British Columbia, on Canada’s west coast between Vancouver and […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Lori McKenna “Humble and Kind”

December 14, 2020 David Jarman 0

Last weeks’ Chain Gang entry ‘Rhinestoned’ flags up the co-writing credit to “the impeccable Lori McKenna”, and as a huge fan of her writing where else could I go this week. With a ‘A’ list of […]

Ben Glover “Sweet Wild Lily” (Proper, 2020)

December 14, 2020 David Jarman 0

In recent years, Glover, originally from the village of Glenarm, County Antrim in Northern Ireland, has been building a strong reputation both as a singer and songwriter in his own right, and as a valued collaborator […]

Wayne Graham “1% Juice” (Hometown Caravan, 2020)

November 24, 2020 David Jarman 0

Wayne Graham, a musical partnership between brothers Kenny and Hayden Miles, badge themselves as an alt-country/Americana group, and this self-produced twelve-track album lives up to the billing, with a foot firmly in both camps. With roots […]

Classic Americana Albums: Ry Cooder “Bop Till You Drop” (Warners, 1979)

November 19, 2020 David Jarman 0

In his long and illustrious career Ry Cooder has cut out a unique niche with his reinterpretations of American blues and roots music, and never to greater effect than on his 1979 release ‘Bop Till You […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
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RE: My First Record Player
I had a Rotel amp and turntable too until the buttons s...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@peterthompson When Ryan Adams string breaks during Bar...
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World Party - Private Revolution
Oh Karl - you left us much too soon. word on the street...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero (vinyl) XTC - English...
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David Allan Coe (9/6/1939 - 4/29/2026)
David Allan Coe was certainly a controversial figure, b...
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RE: Versions!
You know those songs that you know and that song become...
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RE: My First Record Player
I don't remember the brand of my first record player sa...
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