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Steve Forbert to release his second album this year

November 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Having released an album of covers of favourite songs, Steve Forbert returns this Fall with a live album.  Not just any old live album either – this is a celebration of ‘Jackrabbit Slim‘ which emerged blinking […]
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Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires exit CMA after John Prine snub

November 13, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2
The Country Music Association is something of a walking disaster zone at the moment. Some stalwarts who died this year were honoured during the 2020 CMA awards show last night, including Kenny Rogers, Charlie Daniels, and […]
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Teenage Fanclub return with new album “Endless Arcade” – Listen

November 13, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
The ever lovely Teenage Fanclub have announced the release of a new album ‘Endless Arcade’, their first release since 2016’s ‘Here’ and their first since the departure of long time band member Gerard Love (although they […]
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Jason Isbell: “I’ll record a Georgia covers album if Biden wins”

November 11, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Joe Biden won the US election on Saturday in case it’s passed you by, but at the time of writing he also looks like he’s on the way to winning Georgia and if that happens, Jason […]
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Barry Gibb announces new album featuring Isbell, Krauss, Welch and Rawlings – Listen

November 6, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2
And we bet you never thought you’d see that headline. Bee Gees frontman Barry Gibb has announced a new album titled ‘Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1.’ The record is inspired by Gibb apparently being […]

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