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David Crosby has UK dates upcoming

May 25, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Get excited – David Crosby, the one who writes “the weird shit” has announced UK dates for this September.  Don’t get too excited, it’s not what we’d call a tour.  It’s two dates – Manchester at […]
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New Rodney Crowell album due July

May 24, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Rodney Crowell has been around for a while now – he would often kick around a football made of tripe wrapped in muslin with Clement Attlee – and today he’s announced the forthcoming arrival of his nineteenth […]
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New Israel Nash album will lift you up in July

May 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Believe it or not, there is an Israel in the world that doesn’t kill unarmed protestors with an eerie regularity and he’s much more fun to spend some time with. Texas’ genre-bending rock ‘n’ roller Israel […]
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The Long Road announces additions to line-up

May 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
The new country, Americana and roots festival The Long Road has announced a second wave of artists today for its inaugural event which takes place in Leicestershire from 7th-9th September. Joining the likes of Lee Ann Womack, Billy Bragg, Angaleena […]
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Sturgill and Tyler play Nashville’s Ryman – Watch

May 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
RS Country are carrying a clip this morning, which we embed for you below dear reader, of a surprise appearance by Sturgill Simpson at Tyler Childers’ current shows at the Ryman opening for Margo Price. They […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 James McMurtry Songs

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It was the legendary American author Stephen King who said, “James McMurtry may be the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation”. At the same time, much closer to home, BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris called him “the […]
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Bedouine “Neon Summer Skin”

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Laura Veirs to release an August album before touring the UK in September

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Esteemed Portland, Oregon-based artist Laura Veirs has announced that her new album, Temple Songs, will come out on 14th August via her label Raven Marching Band Records. Veirs has also shared her lead single Flying Into […]

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There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]
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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

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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 […]
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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

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At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]

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A beautifully haunting piece from this Utah trio.  Sadly their only UK appearance this year will be at Celtic Connections on February 4th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6yo2L77wZ0
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Video Premiere: Adam Masterson “Wild Wolves”

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Here’s the video premiere of ‘Wild Wolves’ from London-born, New York-based singer-songwriter Adam Masterson.  With a sense of urgency and drama, gritty vocals and a soaring chorus, ‘Wild Wolves’ has the feel of Springsteen.  Propulsive percussion and […]
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Liz Longley leaves sad songs behind to reflect on the concerns and wonderment of marriage and parenthood. When you think of female singers with the most immaculate voices, and perfect pitch, you would probably come up […]

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