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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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Track Premiere: Ralegh Long “Super Blue Moon”

March 7, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s a chance to have the first listen to Ralegh Long’s ‘Super Blue Moon’  which is officially released on the 9th of March.  With something of a Nick Drake vibe to its gently thrumming folk guitar ‘Super […]

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Woods End “Myling” – Listen

March 6, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1

Taken from their new album ‘II’ this atmospheric track is very typical of Woods End who exhibit a far too precise English Folk feel for a band that hails out of Sweden.  Much of the album was […]

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Tom Robinson, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 1st March 2018

March 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Tom Robinson’s headline mid-week concert was presented as part of the ongoing City Roots Festival, an offshoot of the Cambridge Folk Festival which is presented at several venues across the city in late February and early […]

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The Mallett Brothers band “Vive L’Acadie” – Listen

March 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Maine-based southern-infused rockers The Mallett Brothers Band have an album due soon for which this current song serves as the title track.  One could be forgiven for thinking they’re Cajun inspired, the tradition being honoured here is French […]

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No Dry Country “Fifteen Piece Band” – Listen

March 2, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

No Dry Country, or NDC as they sometimes go by, may have started out as a covers band, but nine years on from forming they’ve honed their own style and put out a few releases with […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Track Premiere: Rick Hornyak “Wait For The Night”

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‘Wait for the Night’ is a classic rock song about living for the time when one is no longer at work, the joy of escape to do something that you actually want to do.  Austin based […]

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A flow of emotions and a wonderful whirlpool of hope. South Carolinian Danielle Howle has amassed an impressive back catalogue since her fourth album was released by the Kill Rock Stars label back in 1999. Over […]

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“If John Prine and Mitch Hedberg had a child, the resulting product would resemble something very close to singer-songwriter John Craigie”. So says the press release announcing tour dates for Portland, Oregon singer-songwriter John Craigie (it’d also […]

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