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Nathan Bell announces new single and EP, UK dates

September 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Nathan Bell was voted Male Performer of The Year in our 2017 annual readers’ poll and came runner-up in the same category at the end of last year, so it’s fair to say he has a […]
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Steve Martin Banjo Award goes to Victor Furtado

September 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Steve Martin – he’s a wild and crazy guy!  No, wait a minute – or should we say “excuuuuuuuse me!” – Steve Martin he’s a serious musician and philanthropist.  Just a few years ago Steve Martin […]
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Sam Outlaw arrives in UK for dates

September 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
South Dakotan americana singer-songwriter Sam Outlaw has announced a slew (there’s a word for you) of UK dates from the end of this month, kicking them off in Oxford on 30th. The Guardian described his debut […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Fair To Midland “Amarillo Sleeps On My Pillow”

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As you will know from last weeks ‘Pops’ political party conference season is in full swing. Indeed our own conference continues notwithstanding the fact that (a) we do not represent any political party and (b) there […]
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Steve Forbert to reissue Jackrabbit Slim on limited vinyl

September 20, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Just 500 copies of the outstanding second album from Steve Forbert will be available on red coloured vinyl – so don’t hang around thinking about it.  The reason for the re-issue?  It’s forty years since the […]

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