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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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“New” Jimi Hendrix album next March.

December 12, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

Uncut Magazine reports (here) that 2018 will see the release of a new album by Jimi Hendrix which will include ten previously unreleased tracks.  Several will feature some or all of the group that would eventually […]

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Gill Landry “Love rides a dark horse” (Loose Music, 2017)

December 11, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Gill Landry had it all – he was in the Old Crow Medicine Show, had just won his second Grammy with that band, and moreover he was in love – not just in love but all […]

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First acts announced for Cambridge Folk Festival

December 7, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Always a good idea once the tickets have gone on sale – as they did ten days ago!  If you’re the cautious type who wants some idea what kind of festival Rhiannon Giddens will be curating […]

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Rebecca Clamp & Hans Wessels “Lit Up with Sorrow” (Folkwit Records, 2017)

December 6, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Rebecca Clamp – here collaborating with her partner Hans Wessels – writes songs that are like three minute windows into her life, with subject matters relating to her feelings in a particular instant, summaries of conversations […]

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The Wailin’ Jennys “Fifteen” (True North Records,2017)

December 4, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Six years after their last album The Wailin’ Jennys (Nicky Mehta, Ruth Moody, & Heather Masse) reconvened for a five day recording session. The title? Well – it’s fifteen years since the original trio (Carla Luft […]

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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”

February 12, 2026 1

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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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Live Review: The War and Treaty, St Luke’s and the Winged Ox, Glasgow – 17th June 2022

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The Nashville signed The War and Treaty, led by husband-and-wife Tanya and Michael Trotter have played at the Grammys and the Grand Ol’ Opry, but this is their first UK Tour. “Do you like my banter?” […]

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Live Review: The Long Ryders+ Morton Valence, The Fleece, Bristol – 15th October 2024

October 22, 2024 0

The first thing Sid Griffin told the audience as the Long Ryders took to the stage was: “We love The Fleece; we’ve played here four maybe five times and it’s always a great night.”  With the […]

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Fred’s House “Fault Lines” (Cracking Tunes, 2016)

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Fault Lines is the second album by Fred’s House, following on from their well-received debut, Bonnie and Clyde. Wikipedia cites them as an award winning band based in Cambridge mixing elements of Folk, Pop, Country, Classic Rock […]

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