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Live Review: Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra + Tommy Arch, The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne – 17th December 2022

December 23, 2022 Viv Fish 0
After giving their latest album, ‘The Party’s Over‘, a 10/10 review (one of only two I have ever given), getting to see the full band: Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra, was essential. So, when […]
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Live Review: Eliza Carthy and The Restitution, Junction 1, Cambridge – 5th December 2022

December 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The last night of Eliza Carthy’s winter tour brought her – somewhat surprisingly – to the largest of the three venues which make up The Junction. And whilst this was a winter tour – with the […]
Kelley Swindall Margate 2022
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Live Review: Kelley Swindall, The Wasteland, Margate – 1st December 2022

December 20, 2022 David Jarman 0
Hailing from Georgia, but based in recent years in New York, Kelley Swindall’s UK tour took her to Margate’s intimate The Wasteland bar, on a wet and windy Thursday night. Her debut album release ‘You Can […]
Lauren Housley, live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey. 10/12/22
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Live Review: Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys + Rob Nicklas, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 10th December 2022.

December 19, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
It’s been five years since Lauren Housley last appeared at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue though tonight’s show should have taken place this time last year as part of Housley’s nationwide tour to promote her latest […]
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Live Review: Billy Strings, O2 Ritz, Manchester – 8th December 2022

December 16, 2022 Clint West 1
Billy Strings arrived for his first ever appearance in Manchester having been preceded by a wave of critical acclaim, rave reviews, and reports of scintillating live shows. Expectations were therefore sky high. Big queues had already […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Clint’s Classic Clips: Mazzy Star “Fade Into You” live in California, 1994.

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Captured live in 1994 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, Mazzy Star produce a quite stunning performance of the band’s most celebrated song. With so much footage to choose from, selecting clips for this […]
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John Kilzer “Scars” (Archer Records, 2019)

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On the title track of his second album on Archer Records, ‘Scars’, John Kilzer sings: “…And may you learn to love the scars.” He may well have been singing about his own rich and varied life, […]
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Ellis Paul “The Storyteller’s Suitcase” (Rosella Records, 2019)

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“I felt compelled to write about it. Three people dead – over what? A fucking statue.” Ellis Paul outlines in words that brook little ambiguity the drive behind his song ‘The Battle of Charlottesville’. The song […]

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