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Playing on the Farm 2025 aka Dancing to the Dead is on the way

February 28, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

60 years on from the Grateful Dead’s first incarnation as the Warlocks it may surprise many aficionados of the Great American Songbook to know there is a thriving Deadhead scene this side of the water – […]

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Ely Folk Festival adds an evening of Americana for its 39th Birthday

February 26, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

The 39th Ely Folk Festival has compounded its appeal by having an evening dedicated to Americana. The so-called ‘Roots and Branches – An Americana Evening”  takes place on Saturday 12th July when four of the strongest […]

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Meanwhile, in Montréal – connection and inspiration at the 2025 FAI Awards

February 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The 2025 Folk Alliance International (FAI) conference wrapped up over the weekend, and it was another occasion which made us wish that the petty cash was a rather larger pot… one day, one day…  It’s an […]

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The Long Road ends the long wait by announcing first wave of artists

February 25, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Bucking the trend, the festival is planning its biggest year yet! “The Long Road Festival, a celebration of Country, Americana, Roots, Folk Rock music, and culture”, returns to the impressive grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire […]

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Counting Crows spread the love with new album “Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!”

February 24, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated band Counting Crows has announced their forthcoming new album, “Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!” will be released on May 9 via BMG. This is the first new material since 2021’s “Butter Miracle: Suite One”, and the album […]

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  • Something for the weekend: Aimee Mann “I Was Thinking I Could Clean Up for Christmas”
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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

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Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

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The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

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While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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