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Jerry Leger returns to UK to promote new album “Donlands” and play some intimate venues

March 18, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 2

Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger makes a much-anticipated return to the UK with his band The Situation for shows in May, giving audiences the first opportunity to savour live, tracks from his acclaimed new album “Donlands”, out […]

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Boom!… Apologies. Explosions in the Sky announce UK and European dates

March 15, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1

Following excellent reviews for their new album “End”, and a sold-out international tour last year, Explosions In The Sky have announced news of UK & European live dates and festival appearances in August including headline performances […]

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New and possibly definitive Springsteen compilation arrives in April, tour includes UK dates

March 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 3

Twenty-nine years after his first Greatest Hits compilation Sony Music will release a comprehensive Bruce Springsteen compilation next month with a collection of original songs spanning the whole of his 50-year recording career, from 1973’s “Greeting […]

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The Deep Dark Woods announce new album “Broadside Ballads Vol III” and May UK tour dates

March 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Deep Dark Woods have announced the latest in their series of traditional music releases, ‘Broadside Ballads Vol. III’, which comes out on 3rd May 2024 on Victory Pool Records.  Following ‘Vol II’, an EP released […]

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Sara Petite returns to UK for April tour

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Currently nominated for three San Diego music awards, one as artist and two for last year’s album, ‘The Empress’, Sara Petite returns to the UK for a two-week tour in April. Petite will be accompanied by […]

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Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

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The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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