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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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Nathan Xander “French Creek Flood”

July 4, 2022 GrahamBollands 0
A perceptive look at life’s transitional moments. A lot has happened to New York based Nathan Xander since his last album, the critically acclaimed ‘Blue House‘, released in 2017. This excellent follow-up, ‘French Creek Flood‘, named […]
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Cristina Vane “Make Myself Me Again”

June 8, 2022 GrahamBollands 0
A personal record of uplifting well-crafted songs. “Sometimes I lose, sometimes I win, I’m gonna make myself me again… I’m giving up on giving in, I’m gonna make myself me again”, sings Cristina Vane on the […]
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Boo Hewerdine “Understudy”

May 23, 2022 GrahamBollands 2
A truly beautiful album. Boo Hewerdine is a hugely well-respected songwriter. And deservedly so. From his first album in 1986, ‘Walking The Ghost Back Home’ with his band The Bible, to this, his thirteenth solo release, […]

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The Cousins Project “Child of the Hills”

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Artisanal roots music from Vermont’s Green Mountains. Kristina Stykos is a songwriter, musician, recording engineer and producer who has been a torchbearer for the music of the Green Mountain State since the 1980s. Her Pepperbox Studio […]

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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