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About GrahamBollands
Proud dad of Jess, Harry and Lucie. Was a headteacher for 17 years and now pleased to share my experiences working as a university tutor training the next generation of primary teachers. Now living the dream in North Devon, doing up a barn, growing vegetables, walking the coastpath, volunteering on a farm alongside young adults with learning difficulties, presenting a weekly radio show, singing in a choir, and whenever possible, listening to great music and going to gigs.
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Album Reviews

The Dry County Crooks “Life, Love And Death”

September 12, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

The return of Oregon Americana-rock band The Dry County Crooks, reformed, reflective and re-energised. The Dry County Crooks are an exciting and energetic band from Portland, Oregon and ‘Life, Love And Death’ is their new EP, […]

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Album Reviews

Brewflies “Rain Down Mercy”

August 30, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

An album of superb songs delivered through brilliant musicianship. ‘Rain Down Mercy‘ is a truly excellent listen; an album featuring a superbly well-put-together selection of songs and exceptional musicianship. With fifteen tracks and a running time […]

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Dim Watts “Eye Two Three”

July 31, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

An album that adds another fascinating layer to the musical palette of Athens GA. Athens, situated near the Blue Ridge Mountains area of North Georgia, has produced a huge number of talented musicians over the years. […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Nils Lofgren’s Influence on Neil Young’s ‘Southern Man’

July 24, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

In last week’s Chain Gang, Clint West made the connection between Shooter Jennings’ old man Waylon, who amongst other things, added his distinctive guitar sound to a number of tracks on Neil Young’s 1985 country album […]

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JD Graham “A Pound Of Rust”

July 10, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Songs telling personal stories and a performance that is stripped back and raw, providing a compelling listen. JD Graham is a singer-songwriter with quite a story to tell, and his new album, ‘A Pound Of Rust‘, […]

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Behind the Songs: Chris Stamey “Anything Is Possible”

July 10, 2025 0

North Carolina singer-songwriter and producer Chris Stamey is an indie rock icon with a long and illustrious history, starting in the mid-70s with Mitch Easter in the band Sneakers, then co-founding the avant-pop band The dBs […]

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Interview: Michelle Billingsley on honky-tonkin’ and two-steppin’

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It was a windy, wintry January day in Chicago when June, Michelle Billingsley’s 50-pound Australian Shepherd, jumped up beside her on the couch. “Yeah, she saw me putting on my makeup, which usually means I’m going […]

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Interview: Swarme of Beese finds more poetry in darkness than in light

June 30, 2025 0

The term mutant folk seems to fit. In the band’s early days, before The Victor Mourning emerged from the pupa into an adult Swarme of Beese, their songs elicited unusual receptions. Co-songwriter Lynne Adele recalls performing […]

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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