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Interview: Sheepdogs Ewan Currie and Ryan Gullen on why music is more important than genres

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Adding their own flavour to classic ‘70s rock’n’roll and the power of ’74 Waylon Jennings’ live shows. Canadian band The Sheepdogs have been going for just over eighteen years, and thanks to the pandemic they are […]
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Interview – Iain Matthews talks about a long career of interpreting American roots music

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Even coming from Scunthorpe, listening to Hank Williams and Curtis Mayfield you were going to follow the US path. I’ve long been a fan of Iain Matthews and his interpretation of American Folk and Country music. […]
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Interview: Sicard Hollow’s Alex King on finding their bluegrass heart

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Taking a lead from Tony Rice’s generation and trying to move bluegrass forward in the 21st Century. Sicard Hollow are the new kids on the block for jamband-influenced progressive bluegrass, so new that they are still […]
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Interview: Mark Bingham on ‘60s musical ideals, Hal Willner, and Dr. John

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Re-releasing 22 albums is just a way to keep working and playing. The ‘60s still exerts a significant influence over music for a whole variety of reasons, and one key characteristic of ‘60s music was that […]
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Interview: Roger Street Friedman on working with Larry Campbell and his own daughter’s influence

November 15, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
How you restart a music career after twenty-five years. Roger Street Friedman has been operating largely under the radar of the mainstream music business since he decided to restart his musical career after an absence of […]

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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]
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Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

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

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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 […]

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