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The Grass Fed Giants “Traveling Light” – Listen

June 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
The Grass Fed Giants are an americana/alt-country band from Phoenix, Arizona whose new single “Traveling Light” they describe as “a heart-longing ballad featuring a lovely vocal outing from our own Ms. Bobbi Miller and some great […]
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Video: Southbound Attic Band “Song For Stan”

June 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Southbound Attic Band are one of our favourite bands from our hometown (of Liverpool) and they’ve released a track from their forthcoming album “Seekers of Solace” dedicated to Stan Ambrose, producer and presenter of Folkscene on BBC […]
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Jack White’s Third Man Records signs Joshua Hedley

June 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Did you know if you go to Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nasvhille you can record a vinyl record which one of those machines spits out like some kind of voodoo magic?  Anyway, RS Country […]
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New Richard Thompson acoustic album lands August

June 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
As we reported last month, folk legend Richard Thompson will release Acoustic Classics Vol. II on his own Beeswing record label, distributed via Proper, on August 11. On the heels of Acoustic Classics in 2014, the […]
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Sarah Jane Scouten heads to UK for dates

June 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Two-time Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee, Sarah Jane Scouten will release her new album “When The Bloom Falls From The Rose” tomorrow which includes the new bluesy-rockabilly single Bang Bang that we previewed last week.  Observant […]

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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

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Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart”

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Andrew Farriss “The Prospector”

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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
Peter Case
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Peter Case

July 22, 2026 0
First things first, Peter Case has had a long and distinguished career and judging by the quality of his latest releases, he shows no signs of slowing down. By last count, as a solo artist, he’s […]
Album cover artwork for "Bury Deep My Heart" by Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves
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Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart”

July 22, 2026 0
Old-time country with dark and passionate words given a modern update with electronica. Owen Lake is the alter ego of Jeff Snyder, Director of Electronic Music at Princeton, and Bury Deep My Heart is his second […]

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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

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Classic Clips: Lucinda Williams “Drunken Angel” – Austin City Limits, 1998

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‘Drunken Angel’ is about a man who released only one single before his death in 1989 yet went on to achieve legendary status. Lucinda Williams wrote the song about Blaze Foley, a friend she’d made in […]
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Glenn Yoder & The Western States “Inherited Darkness” (Independent 2017)

May 17, 2017 1
Glenn Yoder’s been churning out top-class Americana for a dozen years or so, and is now managing to both move with the times while remaining true to his roots. Since 2013, he’s been working with The Western States, […]
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Buffalo Killers “Alive And Well In Ohio” (Alive Records, 2017)

November 22, 2017 0
This is the BK’s eighth record and it was self-produced in their own studio, so there’s no one else to blame. It’s not an inch away from their usual muddied fuzzy sound. They indistinctly reference classic […]

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