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Sat in my shed listening to music, and writing about some of it. Occasionally allowed out to attend gigs.
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Nick Cory Young “Crow Got Drunk”

September 21, 2022 Tim Martin 0
A love letter to the music of the 90s that stands with the best of the decade. Young’s website tells us that he “writes and performs indie rock with a touch of twang, sounding like a cross […]
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Quick “Paper Planes and Picture Frames”

September 13, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Progressive Newgrass with a jazzy flavour and some great harmony vocals. Quick are a ‘newgrass’ band based in Glasgow. They have been described as “”incorporating progressive and intricate concepts played through traditional acoustic instrumentation”. They have […]
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Brittany Collins “Things I Tell My Therapist”

September 1, 2022 Tim Martin 0
An album that relates her life experiences through poignant words and music, as trailed by the title. Collins’ press tells us that “’Things I Tell My Therapist’ is a debut album ten years in the making, […]
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Paperback Riders – Robert Palmer “Deep Blues”

August 26, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Having read the brilliant review of Mat Callahan’s ‘Songs of Slavery and Emancipation’ from Rick Bayles and Paul Kerr recently, it seemed like a good idea to look at one of the most vivid pictures of […]
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Pete Campbell “A Second Glance”

August 9, 2022 Tim Martin 0
A striking debut EP that shows off a new talent to good effect. Campbell’s songs “are a sidewalk cafe, a mood, a glimpse in the mirror. His voice is authentic and intimate, floating with a warmth […]

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Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

March 24, 2026 0
An impressive blues-influenced mixture of laid-back and edgier numbers. Coast of Light is Luke Winslow-King’s ninth album after having debuted with Luke Winslow-King in 2008. It is a bit of an outlier from many of the […]
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Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

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The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]
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The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

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Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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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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The trio performs After All These Years, A Celebration of the Music of Mickey Newbury. I’ve spent more than 40 years having to explain my love of Mickey Newbury and his music to those who should […]
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Evolving in the right direction, The Wild Feathers nail it. Musical and artistic evolution is something many bands find hard to do during their life cycle, but it is certainly not an issue for The Wild […]
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