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The Twang Factor 2 presents: Rachel Sumner

September 15, 2021 Clint West 0

Boston-based singer-songwriter with a bluegrass background is our final contestant on The Twang Factor 2. Rachel Sumner is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Boston. She was lead singer and a founder member of the bluegrass […]

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Concrete Prairie

September 1, 2021 Clint West 0

The splendidly named Bath-based four piece indie, folk, country and americana band Concrete Prairie are our guests on the Twang Factor 2 this week. The song that Concrete Prairie have chosen to perform for The Twang […]

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Graeme Campbell

August 25, 2021 Clint West 0

This weeks guest is Graeme Campbell from Falkirk, Scotland. A talented songwriter with a rich powerful voice, we know you’re gonna love him. One of the pleasures of The Twang Factor is seeing first-hand the amount […]

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Jesse Brint

August 18, 2021 Clint West 0

The Twang Factor tries to bring you new talent from far and wide. This week we steer a course for Vancouver and the excellent Jesse Brint. Reviewing Jesse Brint’s debut EP ‘This is How We Say […]

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Stuart Warburton

August 11, 2021 Clint West 0

Our Week 4 guest on the Twang Factor 2 is a singer-songwriter from Bury whose songs are characterised by sharp observation, an earthy honesty and a dose of wry humour. Having fronted cult rockabilly outfit The […]

Ismay “Half Truth”

July 14, 2026 0

Quietly adventurous songs that reward patient listening with emotional depth and subtle musical invention. For listeners drawn to the quietly adventurous music of Aldous Harding, Cate Le Bon or Jessica Pratt, Half Truth, by California songwriter […]

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm

July 14, 2026 0

On her new album In the Safety of the Light, Jenny Gillespie Mason is turning back to her musical roots. After a decade pursuing psychedelic pop, jazz, and electronic textures through her project Sis (and most […]

Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

July 14, 2026 0

Vancouver-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Alex Southey has released an absorbing new single. Green Sunday opens with gently insistent guitar before lush layers are introduced and, halfway through, percussion is ushered in, giving the song a greater urgency. […]

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Rachel Sumner

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Concrete Prairie

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Graeme Campbell

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Jesse Brint

The Twang Factor 2 presents: Stuart Warburton

Ismay “Half Truth”

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm

Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

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