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Jingle Bells Fridays – look, it’s snowing!
And so we reach the penultimate Jingle Bells Friday for the year – and if it really seems like December just flies by then this is your chance to take a festive pause and just sit […]
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Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Chris Thile, Punch Brothers, Sarah Jarosz “A Prairie Home Companion” – 30th January 2016
How’s this for a great combination of musicians?! Chris Thile, the rest of the Punch Brothers, and Sarah Jarosz combining talents on a beautiful rendition of ‘The Mississippi is Frozen’ for the American radio show, A […]
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The Twang Factor 3 presents: Raintown Seers
Originally formed in 2012, Stockport band, Raintown Seers, have recently added Florida native Sarah Beth Shaw to their line-up on vocals.. The rest of the band is comprised of Neil Fisher (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Dan Hall […]
Essentials
Essentials: The top 10 John Wesley Harding / Wesley Stace albums
Born in Hastings, John Wesley Harding, otherwise known as Wesley Harding Stace, took the name of the famous American outlaw, celebrated and misspelt by Bob Dylan, when he began performing in 1988. He adopted the alias, […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Jackson Browne “The Pretender”
“Songwriting is a mysterious thing, sometimes it feels like consulting the oracle. As a songwriter you want to catch people while they’re dreaming. You want to find a way into their psyche when they don’t see […]