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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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Anthony da Costa “You’re Free Now” – Listen

March 27, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Even if it’s an automatic we don’t recommend that you drive with your ‘Feet on the Dashboard‘, but we do note that that is the title of Anthony da Costa’s new album which is released today. 
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Liv Greene “New York’s Arms” – Listen

March 27, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Liv Greene’s new song ‘New York’s Arms‘ is a beautiful song about lifting yourself up after a let down.  In this case that of seeing “you in the arms of another that night” and the realisation […]
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Sarah Peacock ‘House Of Bones’ – Listen

March 26, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Sarah Peacock’s new album ‘Burn the Witch‘ is out tomorrow, and it features a set of songs that are touchstones to today which also reflect on the past – the title song for example connects with […]
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Track Premiere: Seán Barna “God Save The Scene”

March 26, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
From his EP ‘Margaret Thatcher Of The Lower East Side‘ comes the new single by Seán Barna, the punning ‘God Save the Scene‘.   It’s an odd title for an EP, perhaps, but Barna explains it thusly […]
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Mt. Joy “Strangers” – Listen

March 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Oh what a slick sound Mt. Joy have on their new double A side single of which ‘Strangers‘ is one A-side.  Perhaps it’s because they’ve been working with producer Tucker Martin – there’s a hint of […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Video: Trapper Schoepp “What You Do To Her”

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A great video to accompany a powerful song and a call to arms about the impact of sexual assault from Trapper Schoepp’s new album ‘Primetime Illusion’, out on January 25th.  A string of UK dates in […]
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Billy Bragg & Joe Henry @ Celtic Connections. The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow: 26th January 2017

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A bit fanciful I suppose to imagine that Bragg & Henry were taking their train theme a bit too literally tonight with the show arriving almost 40 minutes late, the pair taking to the stage after […]
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Matthew Barber “Viral” – Are we smart enough to survive?

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Matthew Barber was eight gigs into a US tour when the pandemic hit and everything changed.  So the Toronto based singer-songwriter’s new song ‘Viral’ can be seen as a lockdown song – and it is in […]

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