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Isbell on Covid vaccines: “If you’re dead, you don’t have any freedoms at all”

August 11, 2021 Mark Whitfield 5
Live Nation recently announced that artists in the US will have the option to decide on whether fans need to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination to get into their shows, and Jason Isbell in response […]
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Béla Fleck announces first bluegrass album in over 2 decades

August 9, 2021 Mark Whitfield 2
“They nearly always come back,” says Béla Fleck. “All the people that leave bluegrass. I had a strong feeling that I’d be coming back as well.” ‘My Bluegrass Heart’, out September 10th on Renew Records / […]
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Six year wait is over as Dar Williams returns

July 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
We’re not quite sure how long is too long to wait for a new Dar Williams album, but six years is surely more than enough. We’re not quite there yet, ‘I’ll meet you here‘ isn’t released […]
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Hayes Carll returns with new album “You Get It All”

July 30, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Listen to the first song from the record below. Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Hayes Carll has announced the release of his new album ‘You Get It All’ which lands in the UK on October 29th. Produced by Kenny […]
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John Prine classic to get deluxe vinyl reissue

July 29, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
John Prine’s Grammy-winning album ‘Fair & Square’ which was originally released back in 2005 is getting a deluxe reissue treatment this autumn. The double album edition will land on October 1st via the late songwriter’s own […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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