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Arielle Silver “A Thousand Tiny Torches” (Independent, 2020)

July 13, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

There is an eternally ongoing debate among Americana music fans whether this genre or any of its sub-genres should include any pop music elements. Essentially, that debate is practically useless. After all, isn’t the point of […]

Tom Fairnie “Lightning in the Dark” (Independent, 2020)

July 13, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Tom Fairnie refers to his music as ‘Celticana’, which is a fair summation of his blended Americana influences and Scottish roots. The bagpipes solo kind of give it away right at the beginning. To cement this […]

Lorraine Nash “Wildflowers” (Independent, 2020)

July 9, 2020 Jason McDonald 0

21-year-old Kerry resident Lorraine Nash has released her debut EP ‘Wildflower’ and it is an assured and accomplished collection. Nash’s music is influenced by her love of traditional Irish music but the five original songs on […]

Robert Jon and the Wreck “Last Light on The Highway” (Independent, 2020)

July 9, 2020 Tim Martin 0

Album opener ‘Oh Miss Carolina’ sets out Robert Jon Burrison’s manifesto. A Rolling Stones guitar riff to kick it off, a bit of Grateful Dead piano, a Lynyrd Skynyrd guitar solo and southern soul harmonies. Robert […]

Sunny Ozell “Live at the Village” EP (Chitin Records, 2020)

July 8, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Ozell’s album, ‘Overnight Lows’ witnessed the first airing for four of the tracks on this EP , to which has been added a cover of the Los Lobos track, ‘The Valley’. These tracks, recorded at The […]