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Rhona Macfarlane “As The Chaos Unfolds”

February 21, 2025 Helen Jones 0
A clear and confident debut that explores the ups and downs of moving through early adulthood. With a title like “As The Chaos Unfolds”, you would expect Scottish singer-songwriter Rhona Macfarlane’s debut album to be written […]
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Pretty Lightning “Night Wobble”

February 21, 2025 Rick Thorn 0
Instrumental, atmospheric tales of the unexpected. Pretty Lightning are a German band formed back in 2007 by Christian Berhoff and Sebastian Haas. ‘Night Wobble’ is their sixth full-length album following the 2022 ‘Dust Moves’  and it […]
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Reissue: Stephen Simmons “Drink Ring Jesus”

February 21, 2025 FredArnold 1
Unspun Heroes vinyl record label exhumes a fascinating early release by worthy Tennessee troubadour. “Drink Ring Jesus” is the second album, released in 2006, by Nashville-based Tennessean Stephen Simmons. On its 19th anniversary, it is being […]
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Allison Preisinger “Standing Steady”

February 20, 2025 Gordon Mackay 0
Allison Preisinger has delivered an exquisite album of poetry-inspired acoustic tracks. This is Seattle-based singer-songwriter Allison Preisinger’s fourth album of original music. On Standing Steady Preisinger presents a collection of poetry-inspired tracks, sung with a clear, […]
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Roger Harvey & Simon Flory “Progress”

February 20, 2025 Paul Russell 0
A love letter to the enduring nature of folk music. For Erie native Roger Harvey, punk was his introduction to making music – he loved its ethos and lyrical honesty. As he says “A lot of punk […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Ringo Starr “Long Long Road”

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Another valiant effort that proves one of Liverpool’s most famous exports can fit in comfortably in Nashville. If you’re ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, it’s got to be tough to feel like you’re always living in the shadow […]
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We’re back! It has been some time since we posted a Cajun Corner article, but we’re resolved to be more proactive about bringing you news and updates on Cajun & Zydeco music, because we know there […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]

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