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Noble Jacks “Last Of The Wild”

May 17, 2022 Tim Martin 0
High energy fiddle-driven songs that make for a great summer soundtrack. A 2019 tour with The Dead South seems to have seeped into the Noble Jacks’ song writing for their third album. That’s not to suggest […]
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The Wave Pictures “When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings”

May 16, 2022 Michael Macy 0
There is a whole lot goin’ on here, and it is all good. The ‘Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings‘, the new double album by The Wave Pictures is a tour de force.  It energetically revives the […]
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Elliah Heifetz “First Generation American”

May 16, 2022 Mark Nenadic 0
Disappointing.Traditional country-folk, veering into parody and pastiche. Elliah Heifetz, from the City of Brotherly Love, born of Russian immigrants to the USA, is today’s musical cosmonaut.  He’s a ‘First Generation American’, he grew up knowing poverty […]
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Dirt Does Dylan”

May 16, 2022 Alan Fitter 1
A glorious album of Dylan covers from the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. What do you get if you mix one of country rock’s finest ever bands with songs from the greatest songwriter of his (or […]
artwork for Eli "Paperboy" Reed "Down Every Road".
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Eli “Paperboy” Reed “Down Every Road”

May 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
Interesting R’n’B take on Haggard’s blue collar country classics. Eli “Paperboy” Reed first burst on to the scene in 2008 with his debut album, ‘Roll With You’. A high octane explosion of original R’n’B material with […]

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Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

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Live Review: Tift Merritt, The Lower Third, London – 28th June 2026

July 9, 2026 0
And, at last, the temperature had begun to dip, so the only concern could be would the three record days in a row of June heat have caused the rail line any trouble; maybe there’d be […]
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Benjamin Miller “So What” – to just care not

July 9, 2026 0
The frontman of The Federales, Benjamin Miller, is about to release a solo EP which celebrates his love for the Grateful Dead, and we have here the title track.  These are Grateful Dead covers, and nor […]
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Video Premiere: Kye Alfred Hillig “On Small Wings”

July 9, 2026 0
The latest single from Tacoma songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig is a brilliantly crafted reflection on love, vulnerability and patience. On Small Wings unfolds beautifully, opening with just Hillig’s voice before the instrumentation begins to swell beneath. […]

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  • The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Check out this video premiere from Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners.  ‘Too Tired to Cry’ is taken from the brand new album, ‘Juniper’, due to drop on 19th February.  Both the song and video […]
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