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About Keith Hargreaves
Riding the one eyed horse into dead town the scales fell from his eyes. Music was the only true god at once profane and divine The dust blew through his mind as he considered the offering... And then he scored it out of ten and waited for the world to wake up
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Sicard Hollow “Brightest Days”

November 28, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Progressive bluegrass is a real thing! There is an energy to this album that is both infectious and beguiling and marketing itself as progressive bluegrass is an interesting concept. Opening with the title track these post-punk […]

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Courtney Marie Andrews “Loose Future”

November 23, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Excellent addition to a growing catalogue of quality from Grammy nominee. Opening with the breezy, light title track this album propels itself forward through the sheer force of its songwriting, performance and production right up until […]

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June Star “Arrival”

November 22, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Short but sweet 18th from Baltimore combo. Since 1998 Andrew Grimm’s June Star have been producing forms of Americana – and this one is acoustic guitar dappled with pedal steel, perhaps a mandolin, gentle rhythms and […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 73

November 22, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Whose fault is it?.. oh yes …must be the teachers. There is a growing trend in education that is only increasing and that is the blame game. Parents are right to expect a solid education with […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 72

November 18, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Live music is a life-enhancing thing A brilliant weekend followed a fairly typical one in school (i.e. pastoral issues aplenty, mock exam panic for Yr11s and assemblies on bullying and remembrance). And why was the weekend […]

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

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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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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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A Canadian duo much loved by Americana-UK return to the UK for a tour starting on Wednesday of this week. Cam Penner and his trusted full time collaborator, Jon Wood, return for just over two weeks […]

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Video Premiere: ELDR “Nowhere Else to Go”

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Featuring a warm, full sound and a driving, foot-tapping rhythm, here is ‘Nowhere Else to Go’, the latest single from Nashville-based ELDR, also-known-as husband-and-wife duo Jameson Elder and Hanna Rae.  There’s a clear chemistry between them […]

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Interview: Chris Difford on the NHS, photography and the craft of songwriting

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“I hope that the voices of all the unsung heroes, their efforts and sacrifices are heard in this music. For me this record is a thank you to all my colleagues on the frontline, from the porters […]

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