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Steve Tilston “Distant Days” (Riverboat Records, 2018)

July 20, 2018 Kevin Bourke 0
It’s not uncommon these days for more, ahem, ‘mature’, artists to cherry-pick and rework their own back catalogue in a bare-bones style. There can be any number of reasons for them doing so, including, but certainly […]
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John Renbourn “Live in Kyoto 1978” (Drag City, 2018)

July 20, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
It hardly needs repeating that John Renbourn was a phenomenally talented guitarist who turned his hand to a variety of music – folk, jazz, blues, the start of the ‘Early Music’ movement.  And he excelled in […]
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Luna Waves “Seafoam Dream (Part 1)” (Independent, 2018)

July 20, 2018 David Stevenson 0
Luna Waves is the moniker adopted by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Rob Muir and the first part of his two album release ‘Seafoam Dream’ is due for release at the end of this month, with the […]
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Lucero “Among the Ghosts” (Thirty Tigers, 2018)

July 19, 2018 Jim Finnie 0
OK, let’s break the rules and get straight to the point – ‘Among the Ghosts‘ is a very good album.  No need to read through, or (heaven forbid) even skim over a few hundred words describing […]
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Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis “Wild Wild Wild” (Bloodshot, 2018)

July 19, 2018 Mark Hegarty 0
‘Wild Wild Wild’ is the debut collaboration between Grammy nominated and long-time Bloodshot Records artist Robbie Fulks and Memphis rock-n-roll royalty Linda Gail Lewis, the little sister and frequently performing partner of Jerry Lee. This great ball […]

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Sheffield band’s new album is one of grit and struggle, with flashes of cynical humour, performed on a musically tight backdrop. IV is an album which deals with themes of being stuck, nostalgia, regret and also […]
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Classic Clips: Geraint Watkins Akkurat Bar, Southside Pub, Stockholm on 3rd January 2013

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Those in the know can’t understand why Geraint Watkins isn’t a bigger solo music star. The Welsh piano and accordion wizard is one of the best UK session and touring musicians, having played with the likes […]
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By a coincidence of touring planning, both Suzie Ungerleider and Danni Nicholls’ journey around the venues of the UK and Europe overlapped, so it was fortunate but maybe not unsurprising that their paths might converge at […]

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Shot in black and white at a live show in front of an intimate audience that appears to be no more than a dozen or so fans, Martha Wainwright’s new video for ‘Dinner at 8’ is […]
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The Northern Belle “Merchant Navy Hotel” – like paradise, but better

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Gentle acoustic folk album enlivened by three tracks with a Latin lilt. ‘In Plain Sight’ is the latest album from singer songwriter Chris Fox. Recorded at Gladeside Recordings in Cambridge – Fox is Cambridgeshire born – […]

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