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Thomas Fraser “Long Gone Lonesome Blues” (Saetr Records, 2018)

May 10, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

You really couldn’t make up a story like this. A Scots fisherman, Thomas Fraser, living on the Shetland Isles, born in 1927, fell in love with country blues and Jimmie Rogers in particular. A proficient musician, […]

Keaton Simons “123-Go” (Independent 2018)

May 10, 2018 Tim Merricks 0

A friend stops by for a beer and asks casually what music you’ve got playing. Keaton Simons? Hmm, the name is kind of familiar and so is the feel but they just can’t place it. ‘123-Go’ […]

Sam Morrow “Concrete and Mud” (Forty Below Records, 2018)

May 9, 2018 Mark Nenadic 0

A full-fat slab of seventies-era, funky bar room country stomp, gutsy balladry and Southern Rock from Californian Sam Morrow. This is an excellent record – music like the Black Crowes should have made, had they cast […]

Various Artists “Johnny Cash: Forever Words” (Sony Legacy Recordings, 2018)

May 9, 2018 David Stevenson 0

Johnny Cash was one of the most iconic musicians of all time and also, one of the most hard-working, with 60+ recorded albums throughout his career, however, his legacy didn’t end with the music he recorded […]

Ash Gray “Chicken Wire” (Labelship Records, 2018)

May 9, 2018 Dave Clarke 0

Here is the second album from Ash Gray from Austin, TX, now based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, the land of his forefathers. All the tracks here are written and produced by Gray himself. The title track demonstrates […]