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Jason Isbell Collaborates with Amanda Shires

September 13, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
And you can have a listen. Rolling Stone Country reports: “One year after popping up in the end credits of British documentary The Fear of 13, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires’ “The Color of a Cloudy […]

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AMERICANAFEST returns for its 27th year in September

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The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”

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LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?

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Video Premiere: Bob Hillman “Interesting Friends”

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AMERICANAFEST returns for its 27th year in September

August 3, 2026 0
With the autumn approaching in the distance, music fans will be aware that one of its highlights is AMERICANAFEST which brings together showcasing artists, industry leaders and music fans across a wide range of venues in […]
Features

The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)

August 3, 2026 0
Busker, songwriter and actor who helped keep Ireland’s culture on the world’s stage. Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the early morning of Wednesday 29 July in West […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”

August 3, 2026 0
To twist the words of Father Ted towards current politics, I’m not thinking of madness and idiocy, or indeed the faults of the Catholic church, but the call to arms this week by the current PM. […]

  • AMERICANAFEST returns for its 27th year in September
  • The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”
  • LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?
  • Video Premiere: Bob Hillman “Interesting Friends”
  • Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”
  • Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September
  • Americana Stories – Rick Bayles “The Little Shop of Hollers”
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Superb career overview from uber-talented musician harking back. The environment one grows up in has to influence a musician’s career, and how lucky was Tam Johnstone (aka The General Store) in his formative years. His father […]
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The Wallflowers announce first new album in a decade

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