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A Brexit Britain escapee who now lives in SW France. Wine, cheese and good music are my 'raisons d'être'.
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Album Reviews

Afton Wolfe “Twenty Three” EP

March 17, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
An EP that makes you wish it was an album. According to the Press Release that accompanied this EP, “Southern Neo-Beatnik AFTON WOLFE Returns with Mystical, Masterful New EP”! Whilst not entirely sure what constitutes a […]
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Mary Elizabeth Remington “In Embudo”

March 8, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
A beautiful simplicity. This is the sort of record we don’t seem to hear too often these days; simple, well-constructed songs, played and sung without excess embellishment or excessive drama. Using simple accompaniment and, in some […]
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AUK Chain Gang: The Country Soul Revue “Sapelo”

March 6, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
It’s a privilege and a pleasure to follow Andrew Raw’s excellent choice of the superb Clarence Carter and his fine version of the song ‘Slip Away’. I’ve long been a fan of country soul and it’s […]
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The View From Across La Manche #12 – From our own correspondent

March 1, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
Plus ça change… Quite a contrast between last month’s featured article photo and this month’s! It seems like it was full on winter only yesterday and now spring is making a definite attempt to show up. […]
Features

I Write the Songs – Roger Miller

February 28, 2023 Rick Bayles 1
A wayward genius who hid a tough life behind an ability to raise a laugh. Roger Miller often gets dismissed as a novelty songwriter but such a simple view derides the intelligence of one of the […]

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The Song Remains: Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald (1942 – 2026)

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The Song Remains: Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald (1942 – 2026)

March 16, 2026 0
Country Joe McDonald: Patriot, Provocateur, Punk AF. Country Joe McDonald died on 7th March 2026 at his home in Berkley, California, of complications from Parkinson’s Disease; he was 84. McDonald is best remembered for his revolutionary […]
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Jim Lauderdale and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “We Look At Things In Different Ways” – rejoice in the differences

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Mr Americana, Jim Lauderdale, has a new album slated for release on April 24th, it’s called The Birds Know and it finds Lauderdale reunited once again with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys in order to slake his […]
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Video: Annie Dressner “Dumb Boy” – I hate that you made me cry

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New York City’s Annie Dressner has released a new video for her single, Dumb Boy, which has been featured on BBC 6 Music thanks to Riley & Coe. Dumb Boy is a song for all those […]

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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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