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Jeff Karoub “Breathe for Those Denied” – Listen

September 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Jeff Karoub has completed his lockdown project ‘Isolation Hymns‘, which he’ originally conceived as a four-song EP. It’d cover some of the feelings and observations from the global health emergency. And then things developed in the […]

Track Premiere: E. Z. Shakes “The Spirit”

September 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Zach Seibert formed E.Z. Shakes with Todd T. Hicks as an acoustic duo – Seibert on guitar and Hicks on banjo and pedal steel – in 2017 and things have moved pretty quickly since then, the […]

Laura Fell “Bone Of Contention” – Listen

September 17, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Laura Fell has produced her debut alum ‘Safe from Me‘, from which ‘Bone of Contention‘ is taken whilst holding a day job as a psychotherapist. The album is described as a search for answers from a […]

The Kronos Quartet “Which Side Are You On?” – Listen

September 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Dave, John, Hank and Sunny – better known as The Kronos Quartet (and that’s David Harrington, violin; John Sherba, violin; Hank Dutt, viola; Sunny Yang, cello) – are, thankfully, fully in-step craftily avoiding any of those […]

Darlingside “Green + Evergreen” – Listen

September 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

When the Editor rushes in, slaps the press release in front of you and yells “Clear the front pages, Darlingside have a new release” what can one do but clear the front pages? Not that it’s […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

August 28, 2026 2

On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

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