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Jingle Bells Friday – probably time to get that tree up…
It is a vexed question – when to put the tree up? Some do it in November, some wait for Christmas Eve and some don’t have a tree at all. And really it’s all about what […]
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Classic Clips: The Vulgar Boatmen “Heartbeat” Jools Holland’s Later, June 1995
One of my most vivid musical memories from the nineties was coming across a new CD by the wonderfully named The Vulgar Boatmen called ‘Opposite Sex‘. It was 1995 and this album was on the Warner […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Lyndon Bolton
In the introduction to his book ‘Americanaland- Where Country & Western Met Rock ’n’ Roll’ music writer of four decades John Milward wrote, “Americana is hard to define but easier to recognise” before quoting the greater […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Liz Longley
Liz Longley is in her mid-thirties now but has been recording and releasing music for the last 14 years. My first introduction to her was a most wonderful track, probably still my favourite, called ‘Outta My […]
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VERSIONS: “Satisfied Mind”
Written by Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes “Satisfied Mind” takes hold of the age-old assertion that “money can’t buy you happiness” and expresses it in a simple song. Hayes claimed that the idea came from his his […]