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Caroline Spence “Mint Condition” (Rounder Records, 2019)

April 8, 2019 Rick Bayles 0
One of the most exciting “new” artists on the Americana scene, Caroline Spence has been making great music for some years now and ‘Mint Condition’ is her third album. It seems hard to believe she’s racking […]
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Todd Snider “Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3” (Aimless Records, 2019)

April 5, 2019 Jim Finnie 0
Well, this is something of a surprise.  After many years of crafting records which were much more in the style of Tom Petty, Todd Snider has gone back to his roots and created a full-on folk […]
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Luke Sital-Singh “A Golden State” (Raygun Records, 2019)

April 5, 2019 John Vaites 0
Luke Sital-Singh was, reportedly, a fan of loud rock music in his teens, but finding inspiration in the energy and passion of Damien Rice’s legendary live shows he ditched the metal band and converted to the […]
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Michael Chapman “True North” (Paradise Of Bachelors, 2019)

April 4, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
In 1970 British folk legend Michael Chapman released his second album, ‘Fully Qualified Survivor’. Nearly half a century and almost as many albums later no better phrase could describe him. Now 78 and still on the […]
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Only Child “Emotional Geography” (Independent, 2019)

April 4, 2019 Tris Robinson 0
You don’t need to be Sherlock to deduce that Only Child are a Liverpool band, as the opening track is ‘Scouse’ on their latest offering ‘Emotional Geography.’  This track gives a potted history of, and a personal […]

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Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

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Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]
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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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