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Justin Vernon blasts Hillary Clinton in Twitter wrangle

September 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This is a really interesting thread if you can follow it through. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has got involved in a Twitter spat after attacking Hillary Clinton’s recent comments about Bernie Sanders. It comes after leaked excerpts of […]

Will Stratton blitzes England with November dates

September 5, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

18 of them to be precise. Following his sold–out show at the Slaughtered Lamb last week, in support of his new album “Rosewood Almanac”, Will Stratton has announced news of a busy autumn touring schedule. Stratton will first join […]

Breadfoot announces dates for this month

September 5, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And some Norway ones too. And some NYC ones! Breadfoot hails from the East River Delta and apparently “digs his whiskey neat and his coffee black”. He’s a one-man band whose idiosyncratic take on life and wide […]

Lost Horizons “She Led Me Away” – Listen

September 5, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This is absolutely perfect for a wet Tuesday morning in September – the new band from Simon Raymonde (founder of the Bella Union label) is a collaboration with drummer Richie Thomas, who release their debut album, Ojalá, on […]

Jeremy Corbyn reaches a new level of americoolna

September 4, 2017 Fiona Winders 2

If you thought it wasn’t possible for Jezza to exceed his already near god-like status in the eyes of us liberal americana types, the photo below just goes to confirm that he really is the cat’s […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 3 days ago
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
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XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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Video: Hugo S. Simões “My Thoughts Know No Bounds”

May 20, 2026 0

My Thoughts Know No Bounds is the second single from Portuguese singer-songwriter Hugo S. Simões. This is Simões’ captivating version of the old German folk song Die Gedanken Sind Frei, which translates literally as “Thoughts are free.” […]

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 […]

Justin Vernon blasts Hillary Clinton in Twitter wrangle

Will Stratton blitzes England with November dates

Breadfoot announces dates for this month

Lost Horizons “She Led Me Away” – Listen

Jeremy Corbyn reaches a new level of americoolna

Video: Hugo S. Simões “My Thoughts Know No Bounds”

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”