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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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Martin Harley & Daniel Kimbro to tour the UK

January 4, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
The combination of slide-guitar and bass that Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro present is musicianship of the highest quality.  The much-praised duo will be returning to the UK as part of Celtic Connections, and will then […]
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Nicole Atkins tours UK late Winter

January 3, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
As February slips into March the lingering chills of winter will be dispelled in a half dozen places by the fiery Nicole Atkins who’ll be touring her latest album, Goodnight Rhonda Lee, which garnered good reviews […]
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Girl from the North Country is on the move

January 2, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
In fact by the time of publication Girl from the North Country – the critically acclaimed musical derived from Bob Dylan’s songs will have completed its  transfer from the Old Vic to the heart of London’s […]
Videos

Video : Judy Collins “Who knows where the time goes ?”

January 2, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1
It should, of course, be Sandy Denny – but in the absence of a suitable video this lovely version by Judy Collins will have to fill those aching, sobering, moments of the New Year.  Make all […]
Album Reviews

Dan Michaelson “First Light” (The state51 Conspiracy, 2017)

December 22, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
First Light is an album of elegant music which serves as a frame for Dan Michaelson’s distinctive cracked and battered vocals – like a canvas sail hauled out for another use in the face of an […]

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Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

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Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

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Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

Live Reviews
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Cover art for Max Subar album "Anything Could Be"

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

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July 15, 2026 1

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change

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Previews

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

July 15, 2026 0
One of the most influential singer-songwriters of the modern era, James Taylor returns to the UK this month for his first London performance in three years when he takes to the stage at The O2 Arena […]
Album Reviews

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0
Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0
And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London.  Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

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  • Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”
  • Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026
  • Max Subar “Anything Could Be”
  • Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change
  • Video Premiere: The Kennedys “Without Us” – nature might do better
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Gillian Welch to release new volume of “lost recordings” – Listen

July 20, 2020 0
Gillian Welch has confirmed the digital release of ‘Boots No.2: The Lost Songs, Vol.1’ which will come out at the end of this month via Acony Records, the independent record label she and partner David Rawlings […]
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Video Premiere: Jeffery Straker “More Than Two by Fours and Timber”

August 27, 2024 0
Check out the premiere of ‘More Than Two by Fours and Timber’ from Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist Jeffery Straker.  Straker’s rolling, fluent piano pulls us along melodic currents, while his gorgeously warm voice flows, showing his […]
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Something for the weekend: Charley Crockett “Kentucky Too Long”

February 13, 2026 1
Well, that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you with new music – again, the man is like a singles conveyor belt – from critically acclaimed country iconoclast Charley Crockett. In his brand new […]

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