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AmericanA to Z – The Delmore Brothers

February 12, 2019 Mark Nenadic 0

Before Americana, before Outlaw Country, before Nashville even; there was Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family and importantly The Delmore Brothers. From a dirt poor Alabama farming family, these boys fused blues, folk and gospel to create […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Grant McLennan “Keep My Word”

February 6, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

‘Horsebreaker Star’ came out as a double album back in 1994, the penultimate to be released by the late ex Go-Betweener Grant McLennan and it was a musical jump from his previous work, being recorded as […]

AmericanA to Z – Carolina Chocolate Drops

February 5, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

It’s easy to think that the Carolina Chocolate Drops were all about “reclaiming the banjo” and taking back a strand of American vernacular music of the 19th and early 20th centuries that had been culturally appropriated. […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Richard Shindell “State of the Union”

January 31, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Richard Shindell writes songs that often break your heart more than once before the song has ended – this track taken from his ‘Not Far Now’ album from 2009 is one of those classic folk storytelling pieces […]

Bear’s Den are back with a new album and UK dates in April – Listen

January 31, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Bear’s Den have announced details of their third studio album ‘So That You Might Hear Me’ which will be released on 26th April in the UK. The new record was recorded at several studios in Seattle […]