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Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Track Premiere: Paul Haas “She Told Me”

July 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Paul Haas brings a Bluegrass touch to his debut album ‘Long Long Time’, which gets its release on Teahouse Records.  Paul Haas’ story is one of determination – it’s fairly unusual after all to release your […]

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Kate Rusby to release lockdown album

July 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Kate Rusby is, occasionally, allowed out of the realm of folk ballads, and has even been known to listen to music created in her own lifetime.  There’s a preconception burst.  During an appearance on Jo Whiley’s […]

Tracks

Bonny Light Horseman “Green Rocky Road” – Listen

July 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Without a doubt one of the most exciting bands to emerge in 2019 – we loved the album, we loved them live.  If you need the reminder, Bonny Light Horseman are Anais Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson and […]

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Bill Kirchen “Shelly’s Winter Love” – Listen

July 8, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

This cover of the Merle Haggard song comes from Bill Kirchen’s recent retrospective release ‘The Proper Years’.  It’s an album that recognises the three albums that the co-founder of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen […]

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Larkin Poe “Self Made Man” (Tricki-Woo, 2020)

July 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s bad news for anyone hoping that the Lovell sisters Rebecca and Megan will one-day revert to their bluegrass acoustic roots as ‘Self Made Man‘ firmly anchors their band Larkin Poe to their trademark glam-stomp heavy […]

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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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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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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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