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[ May 15, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime” Tracks
[ May 15, 2026 ] Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty” Album Reviews
[ May 15, 2026 ] Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community” Book Reviews
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Actor Noah Reid to tour new Americana album this Autumn

May 15, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Beginning with Kiefer Sutherland and Damien Lewis, we have seen many actors turning their performing skills to the musical stage. Noah Reid, who you may have seen portraying ‘Patrick’ in the TV show Schitt’s Creek, has […]

Shirley Collins announces album and shares new song

May 12, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Shirley Collins has announced her third album on Domino Records’ , Archangel Hill‘ will be released on May 26th. The MBE-decorated folk legend is known for her work with her sister Dolly during the second folk […]

Foy Vance announces ten year celebration tour

May 11, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Foy Vance has announced a tour, “Regarding the Joy of Nothing,” to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the album ‘Joy of Nothing‘. The tour includes twelve local dates starting in Ireland in December and follows an […]

Old Crow Medicine Show to release live recording of latest album

May 10, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Old Crow Medicine Show have announced their latest album ‘Live at Third Man Records’ will be released on June 2nd on Third Man Records. The live LP was recorded direct-to-acetate at Third Man Records Nashville’s Blue […]

Cowboy Junkies to release new album in June

May 9, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Cowboy Junkies have announced their latest album, ‘Such Ferocious Beauty,‘ which will be released on June 2nd on Cooking Vinyl. This, probably the Canadian lo-fi band’s 20th album, is their first album in five years, following […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 4 hours ago
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 7 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]