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Interview – J.S. Ondara

June 5, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
J.S. Ondara’s journey from Nairobi to Minnesota, Bob Dylan’s home state, is a fascinating one. He arrived in America without any connections in the music business or even a guitar; all he had was his dream […]
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Track Premiere: 3 Pairs of Boots “It Ain’t Easy”

June 4, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1
There is one thing that we don’t understand about husband and wife duo Andrew Stern and Laura Arias who are 3 Pairs of Boots and it is this – and we fully expect you to be […]
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Interview: Jesse Dayton revives the mix tape

May 31, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
Up until a couple of years ago, Jesse Dayton wasn’t a name on many folks’ lips despite a CV which is somewhat staggering. In addition to having released 11 solo albums he’s played guitar, live and […]
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Interview: Norrie McCulloch on picking up his 12-string guitar and pledging his time

May 29, 2019 Paul Kerr 1
Scottish songwriter Norrie McCulloch comes from stout Ayrshire stock, the same soil that nurtured the likes of Bill Shankly and two of Scotland’s finest writers, the brothers William and Hugh McIlvanney. And just as this trio […]
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Van Life – The Southern Fold

May 23, 2019 Del Day 0
Ireland’s love of American roots music is something that has long been championed and applauded. There are any number of bands an artists who take inspiration both from the giants of the genre – Zandt, Clark, […]

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Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

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Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"
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Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0
Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]
Image taken at Maverick Festival
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More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

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If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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Pick of the Political Pops: Hank Snow “Poison Love”

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We thanked Crikey Almighty for The Bunker this week what with nutters running around with chemical weapons and nerve agents poisoning folk. Appalling behaviour and something we hope is dealt with swiftly. TM The PM did […]
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Video Premiere: Mike Ross “Jenny (Sun Goes Down)”

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From his new album, Jenny’s Place, out on March 2nd, this is a great hooky and melodic song from Mike Ross that has something of early Tom Petty and the West Coast about it.

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