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Katie O’Malley “Never Be The Same” (Independent, 2019)

February 26, 2019 Mike Elliott 0
With a steady clock-like tempo provided by a snare rim and shaker, we enter the world of Katie O’Malley.  The song is ‘Heart of Gold,’ and it’s fueled by subtle acoustic strumming, dirty slide guitar, bass, […]
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Trevor Moss and Hannah Lou “Fair Lady London” (Maiden Voyage, 2018)

February 25, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
This is the fifth album release from the Hastings-based husband and wife folk duo. While previous album ‘Expatriot’ benefited from the input of renowned record producer and recording artist, Ethan Johns, who also provided recording facilities […]
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Kalyn Fay “Good Company” (Horton Records, 2019)

February 25, 2019 Clint West 0
Three years on from her 2016 debut album ‘Bible Belt’, Oklahoma singer-songwriter Kalyn Fay releases her follow up ‘Good Company’. In the ensuing three years Fay has moved to Arkansas to pursue a Fine Arts degree. […]
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Chatham County Line “Sharing the Covers” (Yep Roc, 2019)

February 22, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
‘Sharing the Covers’ is Chatham County Line’s eighth album, which means fans of this Raleigh-based fourpiece know by now they’ll likely be in for a faultlessly produced and smoothly performed collection of bluegrass music  – and […]
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Charles Wesley Godwin “Seneca” (Independent, 2019)

February 22, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
Charles Wesley Godwin’s debut album, ‘Seneca’, is traditional country music in a very literal sense: these songs are tales of the rural landscapes and working people of his West Virginian home. Musically and lyrically, the album […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 James McMurtry Songs

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It was the legendary American author Stephen King who said, “James McMurtry may be the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation”. At the same time, much closer to home, BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris called him “the […]
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Esteemed Portland, Oregon-based artist Laura Veirs has announced that her new album, Temple Songs, will come out on 14th August via her label Raven Marching Band Records. Veirs has also shared her lead single Flying Into […]

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