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After a prolonged discussion within our editorial team, we’ve made the decision to leave X aka Twitter and just wanted to let you our readers know the reasons for this although they probably won’t come as […]
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Kent’s Sorrel Nation announces English tour in support of new record

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The Kent born Sorrel Nation will be playing a series of shows in England in late September and October. Nation mixes her original material with covers of Gillian Welch, Fleetwood Mac and Portishead. She has performed […]
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Mindy Smith to release first album in 12 years

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The award-winning Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mindy Smith has announced the release of her long-awaited sixth album, “Quiet Town”, via Compass Records on 4th October 2024. Smith’s first album in over 12 years, is an 11-song collection; an […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Patti Scialfa Songs

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With just three full albums under her belt (‘Rumble Doll’ 1993, ‘23rd Street Lullaby’ 2004, ‘Play It As it Lays’ 2007), and perhaps fated to be best known as Mrs Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa has a […]
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Steve Wynn returns to the UK and announces new album and book

August 15, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Steve Wynn, leader of The Dream Syndicate, founding member of The Baseball Project and solo artist, has announced  a UK tour – themed as A Night Of Songs And Stories in support of the release of […]

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