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Track Premiere: Hallie Spoor “Shenandoah”

September 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the third single to be released from Hallie Spoor’s EP ‘Heart Like Thunder‘, and it’s a lovely reimaging of the well known folk song. Hallie Spoor explains that “This cover of Shenandoah is very […]

Track Premiere: Firefall “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”

September 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Firefall are coming up on fifty years of existence, a number that might daunt some bands but this band that at times has included Byrds and Flying Burritos in the line-up not only continues but has […]

Darrin James “When You’re With Me” – you be you

September 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s some Seventies-style up-tempo and upbeat country rock from Darrin James. It bounds along at a great pace with Darrin James sincerely conveying a message of equality – “you can always just be yourself when you’re […]

Track Premiere: Stephen Artemis “Pale Blue”

September 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

What’s the route for a New York born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter to make their way to a raucous punky take on what could be loosely called Outlaw Country (well, ‘Pale Blue‘ is about an outlaw at least) […]

Track Premiere: Matthew Thomas “The Waiting Room”

September 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Matthew Thomas’ musical story contains an element of courage – in 2022 he quit his full-time job and found himself on the outskirts of Indianapolis with his wife and dog. And a guitar and a bunch […]

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “There Was You”

August 21, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]

Alicia Blue “Country Desire”

August 21, 2026 0

A confident debut that shows the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has a vigour that sets her apart from the crowd. For singer-songwriter Alicia Blue, Waylon Jennings isn’t so much an influence as someone she calls “a creative angel […]

Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015

August 21, 2026 0

Michael Hurley died last year, and wasn’t it starting to look like he wasn’t the dying kind? Every now and then someone goes, and it’s only then that you realise what you’d been hoping for: that […]

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