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Regina Ferguson “Fortune”

February 8, 2024 Peter Thompson 1
An excellent roots rock debut album that bears repeated listening. Singer-songwriter Regina Ferguson, who describes her sound as roots rock, grew up in the East of the United States (South Carolina), has travelled extensively and now […]
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Malcolm MacWatt “Dark Harvest”

February 7, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
A bold, dark and deeply moving modern folk album. Having set a high bar with his previous release, ‘Settler’, Scotland’s Malcolm MacWatt manages to surpass it on ‘Dark Harvest’, an album of sombre acoustic folk songs […]
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Swimming Bell “Charlie”

February 7, 2024 Peter Churchill 0
Gorgeous vocals raise the stakes on impressive album. ‘Charlie’ is the second album from LA-based songwriter Katie Schottland’s Swimming Bell project. The album’s beginnings date back to 2019 and before a relocation from Brooklyn to the […]
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Little Lore “Seven Stories”

February 6, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Latest mini-album release from London-based singer-songwriter. Little Lore is the nom de tune of singer-songwriter Tricia Duffy.  Originally from Portsmouth and now based in London, Duffy has several releases to her name under the Little Lore […]
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Chatham County Line “Hiyo”

February 6, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0
Bluegrass traditionalists suddenly not so traditional. ‘Hiyo’ is the tenth studio album by Chatham County Line, but the first without banjo player Chandler Holt. Rather than directly replace him, the rest of the band chose instead […]

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Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements of […]
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Preview: Georgia’s Clover County plays first ever UK and Ireland tour dates in May

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Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in […]
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Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

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John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Video: Sam Lee “Lay This Body Down”

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A beautifully directed, artistic video complements this excellent new song from Sam Lee.  His vocal range and characterful voice are real features of ‘Lay This Body Down’, which is taken from his third album, ‘Old Wow’, […]
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Dirty Dozen: Eric Ambel

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Eric Ambel is a celebrated guitar-player who has made enduring music as a solo artist and as a member of the Del-lords, the Yayhoos and his own legendary combo Roscoe’s Gang. His inventive guitar work has […]
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