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The Wildwood Family “Random Number”

November 27, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0
The Bluegrass Abba? Yes, please! Sometimes, what you’re expecting isn’t what you get; and when what you’re expecting is something good, and what you get is something even better, then that’s gold dust.  Founded in 2008, […]
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Bill Jackson “1965”

November 27, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
Antipodean Troubadour goes back to the beginning. Bill Jackson’s previous album ‘The Wayside Ballads Vol 3′ won Contemporary Album of the Year at the Australian Folk Music Awards in 2021. In partnership with his brother Ross, […]
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Old Californio “Metaterranea”

November 24, 2023 Chas Lacey 0
High-energy bar-room band find truth in the wider world. With ‘Old Californio Country’, their previous album of mostly covers, Old Californio displayed their considerable vocal and instrumental prowess but left this reviewer wishing for more original […]
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Paige Lewis “Under The Texas Sky”

November 23, 2023 Tom Harding 0
A neo-country Texan love story. ‘Under the Texas Sky’ is Paige Lewis’s fourth album, suggesting two things: she may have flown somewhat under the radar, yet this has given her ample opportunity to hone her neo-country sound. […]
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Alex McEwan “In A World We Don’t Know”

November 23, 2023 Chas Lacey 0
Sumptuous production values on the Glaswegian’s long-overdue return. There is so much to admire about Alex McEwan’s journey from his days teaching in London, busking on the London Underground and even selling copies of The Big […]

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And so All Star Tracks fortnight draws to a close with this song from the new release from Teddy Thompson, representing a return to recording new music after six years.  The Game is taken from the […]
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Ohio singer-songwriter Matt Palka’s new single, My Ramblin’ Rose, is a beautifully crafted reflection on times past and fleeting relationships, universal ideas we can all relate to. With sweet finger-picking and his clear, tuneful vocal that […]

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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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Video Premiere: Nathan Kalish & His Derechos “My Love”

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Check out the latest video from producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist Nathan Kalish.  We’re delighted to premiere the single ‘My Love’ on album-release day, 22nd July 2022.  The Nashville-based singer-songwriter has enlisted the help of his band […]
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I had the pleasure of joining our news editor Richard Parkinson for this year’s Long Road Festival, and with some 70 acts playing over the three days our paths crossed for some acts, but not for […]
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