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Jordan Tice “Motivational Speakeasy” (Paddle Records, 2020)

September 15, 2020 Jason McDonald 1

Jordan Tice has made an album of music which draws upon the guitar fingerpicking tradition of earlier Americana artists like John Fahey and Leo Kottke. Tice uses his own quirky lyrics and flashes of humour which […]

Nick Costa “Tell My Mother I Love Her” (Nick Costa Music, 2020)

September 15, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

Pain, loneliness and despair have often driven the creative muse and this is currently the case for Nick Costa. The end of a long term relationship provides the point of reference for his latest work. ‘Tell […]

Sarah Johnson “Volcano” (Independent, 2020)

September 14, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Sarah Johnson wrote her first song when she was two and now three decades later, she’s released her first record, a six-song EP called ‘Volcano’. Based in Dallas, Johnson has written six songs that are very […]

Sally Anne Morgan “Thread” (Thrill Jockey, 2020)

September 14, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

There aren’t many albums sent to AUK which mention The Third Ear Band in the promotional notes. Sally Anne Morgan is an Appalachian fiddle player (with Black Twig Pickers and the duo House and Land) and […]

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald “Love Valley” (Treasure Island Recs, 2020)

September 14, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

With the release of his fifth album, ‘Love Valley’, Canadian singer-songwriter, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald has created a wistful dream of an imagined life that is both personal and universal. The songs could be described as a […]