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Victor Krummenacher “Blue Pacific” – Listen

January 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Victor Krummenacher, co-founder of Camper Van Beethoven, has a new solo album out on March 1st, and this is the title track. The album draws on a lot of Krummenacher’s early influences, and especially, he says, […]

Gregory Alan Isakov “Dark, Dark, Dark” – Listen

December 21, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the last Tracks feature of the year, so we wanted to go out with something which captured the mood of the year and this last month or so in particular. So, Gregory Alan Isakov has […]

Luke Sital-Singh “Love is Hard Enough Without the Winter” – Listen

December 20, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s nothing saccharine about the sentiment in this song from Luke Sital-Singh, which is as cold and bleak as the winter he’s proposing to reject. It touches directly on the rough edges in any relationship, the […]

A Review of the Year : Tell me where it hurts, and I’ll tell you what to feel

December 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It may have been another turbulent year with no sign of the punishment letting up, but it has also been another great year for music. And, in a sense, that’s what really matters. And if nothing […]

Ludlow “The Country” – Listen

December 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Ludlow are a five piece band from Chicago who have just released their new EP ‘Sunset Blues’, which this track is taken from. It’s a song that reflects on how different people see the USA in different […]

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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