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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 Teskey Brothers “The Winding Way”

June 27, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

A great album full of soul, warmth and character and songs about moving on, love and life changes. This is The Teskey Brothers’ third album, following on from 2017’s ‘Half Mile Harvest‘ and 2019’s ‘Run Home […]

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Kevin Bowe & The Okemah Prophets “Half Past Never”

June 19, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Immediately catchy melodies and soaring choruses reflect influences such as Tom Petty and The Replacements. Kevin Bowe is quite possibly a new name to many, but you may well have come across him before without knowing, […]

Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Danny George Wilson songs

June 8, 2023 GrahamBollands 3

Danny George Wilson needs absolutely no introduction. Whether you’ve been on the journey with him since the late 90s when Grand Drive were formed, are familiar with the wonderful ‘The Famous Mad Mile’ solo album release […]

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Bruce Cockburn “O Sun O Moon”

May 25, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Album number 38, and twelve new songs as powerful as anything he has ever written. Bruce Cockburn is an inspired singer-songwriter and an exceptional guitarist, and on ‘O Sun O Moon‘, his 38th studio album, this […]

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B.C. Camplight “The Last Rotation Of Earth”

May 10, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

A tremendously interesting album from a hugely intriguing artist who draws inspiration from emotional trauma. Brian Christinzio, ‘BC Camplight’, is a New Jersey-born musician who reached an incredibly low ebb and relocated to the UK over […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Jerry Jeff Walker “Mr Bojangles”

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  • Fairport Convention announce acts for 2026 Cropredy festival
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Jerry Jeff Walker “Mr Bojangles”
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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

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Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

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The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

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While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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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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