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Gerry Spehar “Lady Liberty EP”

February 9, 2021 Helen Jones 0

Insightful lyrics highlight dark stories that sit alongside a dose of hopefulness for the future. Continuing the message from his 2018 protest album ‘Anger Management’, folk-country troubadour Gerry Spehar picked an apt day indeed to […]

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James Meadow “A Scarecrow Sight”

January 14, 2021 Helen Jones 0

Songs that stand out from the crowd via a unique voice and deft guitar skills. James Meadow’s debut album builds on the legacy of 70s and 80s American folk-rock artists, but with one immediately obvious […]

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Riches in Lockdown: Helen Jones’s Review of 2020

December 21, 2020 Helen Jones 2

It’s true that 2020 has been a disappointing year for many reasons, but one of the bright spots has been the massive amount of music we’ve been handed. In what was a veritable embarrassment of […]

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The Bills “Til the Blues Have Gone” (Wheeling Records, 2020)

December 9, 2020 Helen Jones 0

On ‘Keeping the Blues Alive’ Bill Booth and Bill Troiani – who collectively make up The Bills – sing about heartbreak keeping the genre going, and indeed it’s a passion of the blues that comes […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen “Rhinestoned”

December 7, 2020 Helen Jones 1

I was scratching my head a little upon seeing our last Chain Gang entry – ‘Possum Ran Over My Grave’ by Jesse Dayton – about just which direction to go in next. One option would […]

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Ninebarrow “A Pocket Full Of Acorns”

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Arboreal polished Dorset-centric modern folk. Ninebarrow are a modern folk band with deep Dorset roots, formed in 2012 by teacher Jon Whitley and GP Jay LaBouchardiere. They were an immediate success, turning professional in 2016, [...]
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Saugeye “Saugeye”

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A warm, roots exploration of what matters in life- family, relationships, your dog. Saugeye has produced an enjoyable debut self-titled album that mixes country with folk and blues undertones using heartfelt lyrics about the importance [...]
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Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno “Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno”

March 4, 2021 0
Traditional – styled in the now. It is often said that the only constant in life is change. Of course, this could apply to everything, including music, where fashions and tastes change, what was popular [...]
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Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners “Juniper”

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A lyrical, musical delicacy. From Duluth, Minnesota, USA, Breanne Marie Tepler’s journey on the music scene began, as many do, as a solo performer with an acoustic guitar. After the success of her debut solo [...]
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Johnny Ironsights “Murder Mountain”

March 3, 2021 0
Personal reflections and big vocals from Phoenix-based songwriter Johnny Ironsights is a Phoenix based artist who describes himself as “punk-roots alt-country” and if that’s not enough genres rolled together for you, his publicity also throws [...]

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Something for the weekend: GospelbeacH “Albatross Baby”

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That’s it for us this week dear reader, and we leave you with something a bit different. It’s a track from the new ‘Jam Jam EP’ which comes out on Curation Records next month and […]

How I Write A Song: Ray Wylie Hubbard

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Did you know a songwriter is like a shark that never sleeps? When asked to describe the process of creating a song, some writers, as we’ve already seen in this series, talk about their music […]

John Hiatt and Jerry Douglas collaborate on new album – Listen

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John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band have announced that they’re teaming up for their first collaborative album ‘Leftover Feelings’ which lands on May 21st. You can watch a video for the first single ‘All […]

Ninebarrow “A Pocket Full Of Acorns”

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Arboreal polished Dorset-centric modern folk. Ninebarrow are a modern folk band with deep Dorset roots, formed in 2012 by teacher Jon Whitley and GP Jay LaBouchardiere. They were an immediate success, turning professional in 2016, […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Willie Nelson “If You’ve Got The Money I’ve Got The Time”

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This week we had what grown-ups call The Budget which is essentially where important people in London scribble down a few sums on the back of a fag packet (fags didn’t go up you’ll recall […]

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