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Track Premiere – Lonesome Shack “New Dream”

February 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Where do dreams come from ? In the case of Lonesome Shack’s ‘New Dream‘ which we premiere here, the simple answer is from singer and guitar finger-picker Ben Todd. Digging a little deeper and the rich […]

Pete Gow “Strip For Me” – Listen

February 15, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The Case Hardin main man has a solo album coming up called ‘Here There’s No Sirens‘ (out in April on Clubhouse Records). ‘Strip For Me‘ is the lead single, and in Pete Gow’s own words, it’s […]

Luke Sital-Singh “Lover” – Listen

February 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

What? Didn’t we already have a track feature today? What’s going on? Well, lucky, lucky reader that you are we’ve decided to recognise this special day with a bonus track with a title that reflects appropriately. […]

Unwed Sailor “Moon Coin” – Listen

February 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Regular readers may recall previous expressions of doubt that “post-rock” is an actual thing, consisting as it does of a rock band playing rock music, often in the form of a rock instrumental. Be that as […]

Track Premiere – The Tiger Lillies “Tombstone”

February 13, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Prague in the 1990’s, a time between the Velvet Revolution and the rise of mass stag night tourism – this is the era evoked by The Tiger Lillies on their new album ‘Devil’s Fairground‘ which is […]

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

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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

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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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