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Dylan’s Girl from the North Country hits Town (again)

December 9, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
This December sees the return of the hit musical ‘Girl from the North Country‘ to the London stage. Based on the music of Bob Dylan it has a plot which it is safe to say separates […]
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Townes Van Zandt Albums for 50th Anniversery Reissue

December 6, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
One of the troubadour voices that define Americana, Townes Van Zandt, saw the release of an album -‘Sky Blue‘ – of “lost tracks” at the start of the year.  And here, at the back end of […]
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First names announced for the 14th Gate to Southwell Festival

December 5, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Nottinghamshire’s international roots music festival Gate to Southwell has announced the first names for its 2020 line-up, which includes English folk supergroup Show of Hands, Spain’s Anxo Lorenzo Band,  Folk Award 2019 stars The Breath, Glasgow-based […]
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Marcus King goes in search of his ‘El Dorado’ before UK tour

December 3, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
Singer-songwriter and guitar supremo, Marcus King, has announced the release of his debut solo record, ‘El Dorado’ on the 17th of January next year, following which he heads to the UK for a six date tour […]
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AmericanaFest 2020 – over 75 artist head to London next month!

December 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
We’ve already covered 2020’s AmericanaFest which returns to the UK at the end of January next year, and now details are emerging of the array of artists who’ll be playing the festival which is, er, extensive […]

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