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Ben Folds to release Christmas album, “Sleigher” – geddit?

October 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Ben Folds will release “Sleigher”, his first ever Christmas album, on October 25th via New West Records. The 10-song collection is built on a mix of 7 original songs and reimagined classics like Mel Torme and […]
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Jon Byrd and Amelia White announce co-headline UK tour dates

October 2, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Nashville’s Jon Byrd and Amelia White have announced their Tennessee Two-Step tour of venues around England in October 2024.  The dates, which you can find below, start in North London at Camden’s iconic Green Note on […]
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London-based Australian Geowulf announces new album – first as a solo act

October 1, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Geowulf aka songwriter and musician Star Kendrick has announced her new album, and her first as a solo artist, “The Child” which lands 17th January 2025 via the Nettwerk label. The first two albums as Geowulf […]
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56 years after his debut, 79 year old Christy Moore announces a new album and dates

September 30, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
It’s a numbers game! There are few artists who can legitimately claim ‘living legend’ status – Christy Moore undoubtedly can but wouldn’t as modesty would forbid. His new album “A Terrible Beauty” comes out on November […]
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Something for the weekend: Christy Moore “Victor Jara”

September 27, 2024 Mark Whitfield 3
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. I have been making my way over recent months through the lovely “Poetry for the Many” anthology put together by Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey. It’s […]

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