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Ryan Adams plays “Come Pick Me Up” with John Mayer – Watch

April 25, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A better surprise than say Steps crashing your wedding do (as zeitgeist as they are these days, it could be Ryan’s next big covers project). NME reported over the weekend: “Ryan Adams joined John Mayer on […]

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Red Moon Joe “Orgreave” – Listen

April 24, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Taken from Red Moon Joe’s forthcoming album “Time and Life” All proceeds from sales of this single to the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign. The song is available via all major online retailers and all the proceeds […]

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Gate to Southwell roots festival announces 2017 line-up

April 24, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The eleventh Gate To Southwell Festival has announced its line-up and it’s looking pretty ace. Running from Thursday June 8th to Sunday June 11th in rural Nottinghamshire, the festival headliners include the lovely Kate Rusby, and Jon Boden, […]

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Aoife O’Donovan announces UK and Ireland dates

April 24, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Aoife O’Donovan, the artist with probably the highest vowel-consonant ratio of any modern performer, has songs which Mojo describes as “frequently sun-kissed and feather-light, but [they] often develop a dark beauty.” Her most recent album “In […]

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NPR music streams new Willie Nelson album in full – Listen

April 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

So the end of another week, and another ace preview of a forthcoming album by the lovely people at NPR music, this time of the new album by perhaps the most prolific artist in country music […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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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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The Song Remains: Kelly Joe Phelps 1959 – 2022

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Kelly Joe Phelps reinvented country blues for the 21St Century americana audience. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps “died quietly at home in Iowa” on May 31, 2022, according to his Facebook page. While this low-key […]

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Jason Haywood and The Goldrush “Jason Haywood and The Goldrush”

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Canadian singer-songwriter finds a new band, and looks back to move forward. The eponymously titled album by Jason Haywood and his new backing band the Goldrush marks a transition from his work with previous band the […]

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Video Premiere: Janet LaBelle “Cry Me a River”

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Today’s video takes us back in time to a cover of the timeless classic ‘Cry Me a River’, originally written by Arthur Hamilton in 1953.  Brooklyn singer-songwriter Janet LaBelle’s minimalist version of the song was conceived […]

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