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Sturgill to release first bluegrass album

October 15, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Sturgill Simpson has announced the release of his first solo bluegrass album, ‘Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions’ which comes out today. Or tomorrow, whichever way you look at his Instagram post on it. […]

Billy Bragg announces UK dates

October 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

At last some good news – Billy Bragg has announced an Autumn tour. OK, Autumn 2021 – but it’s something to look forward to. And he’ll have been able to write his “goodbye to Trump now […]

Lucinda Williams and Drive By Truckers join Black Deer 2021 bill

October 9, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

2021 really can’t come soon enough. Our favourite music festival bar none Black Deer has just announced some new additions to an already fairly impressive line-up, including Lucinda Williams, Drive-By Truckers and Canadian cowboy Colter Wall. They’ve […]

The Mavericks band member “assaulted for speaking Spanish”

October 7, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

A member of Latin country-rock band The Mavericks has reported being assaulted over the weekend “for speaking Spanish.” Trumpet player Lorenzo Molina Ruiz described an assault that he and his friend Orlando Morales endured while at […]

Andrew Bird Christmas album covers John Prine, Handsomes and more

October 6, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Andrew Bird has just announced the release of ‘Hark!’, a brand new Christmas album out October 30th on Loma Vista Recordings. Building upon last year’s EP of the same name, the thirteen-song set delivers freshly recorded […]

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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 0

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

May 19, 2026 0

Highly regarded Canadian folkies continue to impress with album number seven. Formed in 2005, Canadian folkies The Fugitives have, over the subsequent eleven years, garnered themselves quite a reputation for delivering memorable live shows full of […]

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

May 19, 2026 0

Old Crow Medicine Show will release their new record Union Made on 5th June 2026 with Hartland Records via Firebird Music. The album finds the two-time Grammy-winning string band reflecting upon the people, places, and stories […]

Sturgill to release first bluegrass album

Billy Bragg announces UK dates

Lucinda Williams and Drive By Truckers join Black Deer 2021 bill

The Mavericks band member “assaulted for speaking Spanish”

Andrew Bird Christmas album covers John Prine, Handsomes and more

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

Dirt Road Souls “(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine”

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