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Sounds from beyond the Shed 214 “Mea Culpa”

December 15, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

So, a couple of weeks ago, I was banging on about how at this time of year there was a proliferation of lists – best of the year, etc. Well, in the spirit of the prevailing […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 212 “Home Truths”

December 8, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Recovering from the knee op has meant I have spent a lot of time at home over the last three weeks. We live in a small village in middle England in a dead-end street. From the […]

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 211 “Lists”

December 1, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 3

As we near the end of November and the Christmas hysteria reaches the Tap limit of 11, I find myself reflecting on the human obsession with lists. At this time of year (but not exclusively), all […]

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Vox Continental: November 2025

November 27, 2025 Rick Bayles 0

First time mentions in the column for artists from Iceland and Denmark, plus new recordings from Sweden, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands! As ever, with this column, Nordicana is well to the fore, and we start […]

Laney Jones and the Spirit
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 211 “Distractions”

November 24, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2

Following last week’s brief posting, there might be a bit more meat on the bones this week, so to speak. Given the size of my right leg, there’s plenty to go around as the swelling reminds […]

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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

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Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

December 11, 2025 0

The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

December 9, 2025 0

While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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