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Album Reviews

Evan Ogden “Undone” (Evan Ogden, 2020)

July 24, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

Evan Ogden’s second album ‘Undone’ is an accomplished collection of country ballads with a smattering of folk and protest songs thrown in. Ogden is originally from Austin, Texas and imagery and references to the lone star […]

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Damien Jurado “What’s New, Tomboy?” (Loose, 2020)

June 5, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

‘What’s New, Tomboy?’ is the 15th album from Seattle-born Damien Jurado. It’s a relatively short offer at around 30 minutes long. And there’s both a lot and not very much packed into that time. Let us […]

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Gerry Cinnamon “The Bonny” (Little Runaway Records, 2020)

May 22, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

‘The Bonny‘ is the second album from Scottish-born Gerry Cinnamon. Known for his live performances, Cinnamon has created a large following of loyal fans who belt out the lyrics to his songs in a mass singalong […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Bright Eyes “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” (Saddle Creek Records, 2005)

May 18, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

There’s something about Conor Oberst, lead singer of Bright Eyes, that presses all my emotional buttons. That cracked voice, those sweet lyrics, music that veers from barely there to full-on rocking guitars. And it was this […]

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Philip Rambow “Canadiana” (Fretsore Records, 2020)

April 30, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

‘Canadiana’ is the follow up to 2015’s ‘Whatever Happened To Phil Rambow?’ and his Philip Rambow’s debut for Fretsore Records, the label behind releases by My Darling Clementine and Lily Garland. Rambow is originally from Montreal […]

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Malcolm Holcombe “Bits and Pieces”  

June 8, 2023 0

One more collection of peerless Holcombe vignettes for the road. Musicians often talk of their existential need to create. Making music, they say, is something essential to their being, it is not a choice they make […]

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Chris Frye and the Analog Ghosts “And There We Were in the Flamin’ 20s”

June 8, 2023 0

A third excellent, fascinating and contemporary side project by The Bills’ Chris Frye. The Bills are a high-class eclectic Canadian roots music band that incorporates folk, country, some blues and pop in its repertoire. Formed about […]

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Robert Ellis “Yesterday’s News”

June 7, 2023 0

Authentic tales of life’s anxieties set to acoustic guitar picking. ‘Yesterday’s News’ is an intriguing album written by Robert Ellis using the freedom he had after leaving his record label and management company after over 10 […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 20

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

November 22, 2022 18

AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly released […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Danny George Wilson songs

Essentials
June 8, 2023 1

Danny George Wilson needs absolutely no introduction. Whether you’ve been on the journey with him since the late 90s when Grand Drive were formed, are familiar with the wonderful ‘The Famous Mad Mile’ solo album release […]

Malcolm Holcombe “Bits and Pieces”  

Album Reviews
June 8, 2023 0

One more collection of peerless Holcombe vignettes for the road. Musicians often talk of their existential need to create. Making music, they say, is something essential to their being, it is not a choice they make […]

The Tallest Man on Earth

Video: The Tallest Man on Earth “Looking For Love”

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June 8, 2023 0

The Tallest Man on Earth goes searching for meaning on the beach near Amsterdam in the new video for ‘Looking For Love’. This is the third single from the ‘Henry St.’ album on Anti- Records, a […]

Dream Team Triple Header – Sam Lee, Rhiannon Giddens and Teenage Fanclub

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June 8, 2023 0

Songkick offers just one real wildcard this time in its triple header not really a triple header email…err…header – Rhiannon Giddens and Sam Lee are a pairing that would, of course, naturally go together, maybe at […]

Cover art for Chris Frye's 'And There We Were in the Flamin' 20s'

Chris Frye and the Analog Ghosts “And There We Were in the Flamin’ 20s”

Album Reviews
June 8, 2023 0

A third excellent, fascinating and contemporary side project by The Bills’ Chris Frye. The Bills are a high-class eclectic Canadian roots music band that incorporates folk, country, some blues and pop in its repertoire. Formed about […]

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