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Interview: Shel Talmy on why The Waymores are his first country production

August 21, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

The Waymores bring classic country duet sounds to the current generation of listeners. Anyone with the slightest interest in the music of the last sixty years will be familiar with the name Shel Talmy through his […]

Interview: Dwight Twilley on the best of his Tulsa Years

August 15, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How seeing blue fur in Leon Russell’s basement in the ’70s had a lifelong influence. Anyone with an interest in ‘70s power pop will have heard of Dwight Twilley and the Dwight Twilley Band, who landed […]

Black Deer Festival Interview: Willi Carlisle talks about Arkansas and his musical heritage

August 8, 2023 Clint West 0

A tale of paternal lederhosen and Cheap Suit Serenaders and a love of writing. In the third of our Black Deer Festival interviews, I spoke to the fascinating and hugely talented Willi Carlisle. His appearance at […]

Interview: Bear’s Den’s Andrew Davie on why first love is important

August 1, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

After ten years as a band, Bear’s Den are still excited by music. Bear’s Den have done things their own way over the last ten years, and this has resulted in them achieving their own kind […]

Interview : Darlingside’s Don Mitchell and David Senft on “Every Thing Is Alive”

July 27, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Adapting how they make albums and how they tour post pandemic. Darlingside have over five distinctive and fascinating albums become known for ubiquitous vocal harmonies and wonderfully elaborate lyrics, around superb melodies. Four like-minded multi-instrumentalists have […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch
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RE: The Paper Kites
Glad you enjoyed it Phil, they're a great band :)
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The Paper Kites
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Toots & the Maytals - In the DarK
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Drive-By Truckers - Gangstabilly
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Miles recorded a version of Crosby’s “Guinnevere”. &n...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Megan Mornoney's third full length album Cloud Nine and...
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RE: My Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2025
I’ve been working on an expanded version of this list t...
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RE: My Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2025
Thanks but I purposely never use words like be...
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Interviews

Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

February 23, 2026 0

Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]

Interviews

Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It is not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

Tracks

Ferris & Sylvester “Flying Visit” – Listen

May 3, 2019 0

The country meets folk of Ferris & Sylvester is to the fore on this their new single, originally released to coincide with Record Store Day. It finds the duo trying to bring the directness of youth […]

News

Martin Harley to release new album with tour dates to support

August 30, 2024 0

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Martin Harley has announced his first solo album in five years, “Morning Sun”.for release on 18th October 2024 via Del Mundo Records. Harley has also announced some tour dates in Ocotber,November and Decembe […]

Album Reviews

I’m With Her “Wild and Clear and Blue”

May 16, 2025 0

Folk supergroup trio expands upon their sound while keeping their specialness. Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins make up the folk music supergroup I’m With Her. Their latest album, “Wild and Clear and Blue,” exemplifies […]