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VERSIONS: “California Dreamin'”
Few songs have ever so encapsulated the restlessness of a generation, the wanting to move on from a love that is over and a cold religion that offers no comfort can be contrasted to a loss […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Dan Webster
Dan Webster has been playing live music since he was fifteen. His first album ‘The Other Side of Brightness’ was released in 2003. Webster is still making fine music today. He has a loyal fan base, […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: The Pogues “Sally MacLennane”
The death of Shane MacGowan on 30th November last year meant that the radio airwaves were awash with ‘Fairytale Of New York’; it’s a great song but has suffered, in my mind, from being overplayed, especially […]
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The Song Remains: Malcolm Holcombe (1955 – 2024)
One of the most respected and gifted singer songwriters of his generation. Steve Earle proudly stated “he’s the best songwriter I ever had to throw out of my studio”, while the late great David Olney recalled […]
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Americana One Two Three
Another slice of our series investigating the collision of those natural partners number theory and Americana. The last time we looked at songs which allowed us to progress along the number line from eleven to twenty […]