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Essentials: The Top 10 Mark Knopfler Albums

February 16, 2023 Emily Dongray 7

Mark Knopfler has had a hell of a career, and there seems to be no slowing in releases. From his first album with Dire Straits, through a successful solo career and duet albums, to award-winning film […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Jimmy LaFave Albums

February 9, 2023 FredArnold 0

To my great regret, I was a latecomer to the Jimmy LaFave fan club. In the 90s and 00s you could see some of his earlier albums such as ‘Buffalo Return to the Plains’ or ‘Highway […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) Albums

February 2, 2023 Tim Martin 5

In the midst of punk, new wave and whatever else was happening in 1977, the first Tom Petty album crept out and took a year to reach the US charts. In the UK the reaction was […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Emmylou Harris Albums

January 26, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 3

Since dropping out of her drama scholarship at the University of North Carolina and drawn by the songs of Seeger, Dylan and Baez to play the coffee shops of Greenwich Village during the 1960s folk boom, […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Willie Nile Albums

January 19, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Willie Nile is such an accomplished musician it’s a crime he’s not been more successful. Over the course of 20 albums since his 1980 debut, he’s consistently written songs that are his trademark – ringing guitars, […]

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0

Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0

Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Mark Knopfler Albums

Essentials: The Top 10 Jimmy LaFave Albums

Essentials: The Top 10 Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) Albums

Essentials: The Top 10 Emmylou Harris Albums

Essentials: The Top 10 Willie Nile Albums

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

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