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[ August 28, 2026 ] Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am” Tracks
[ August 28, 2026 ] Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees” Album Reviews
[ August 28, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975 Classic Clips
[ August 28, 2026 ] The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026) Features
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RUNAH “Ground” – Listen

March 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

If you like your folky singer-songwriters to spin the occasional eldritch tale, shot through with a relentless wyrd, then we’ve good news for you – you’ve come to the right place! This song takes supernatural imagery […]

Filthy Friends “Last Chance County” – Listen

March 15, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Remember when everyone claimed to have a punk sensibility which they were bringing to their music? Filthy Friends certainly do. And who are Filthy Friends? Well Sleater-Kinney co-founder Corin Tucker, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck and indie stalwarts Scott McCaughey and Kurt […]

The Felice Brothers “Poor Blind Birds” – Listen

March 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The Felice Brothers pull out all the soulful country stops on this bleak vision of reality that makes up the latest single to emerge in advance of the new album ‘Undress’. There’s acceptance though in the […]

Field Medic “Used 2 Be A Romantic” – Listen

March 13, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Field Medic is Los Angeles-based folk artist Kevin Patrick, and this song from his new album ‘Fade into the Dawn’ (out April 19th). It was inspired by a terrible gig – but Kevin Patrick tells it […]

Track Premiere – JD And The Straight Shot “Invisible”

March 12, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The new album from JD and the Straight Shot is called ‘The Great Divide‘, and saw the band convening at Nashville’s Sound Stage Studios for an all acoustic recording. JD is Jim Dolan and he leads […]

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

August 28, 2026 2

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 […]

Album art for Chris Murphy "Songs From the Trees"

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 4

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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