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Folk Roundup – Rum Ragged, Chick Corea & Bela Fleck, Angeline, Cohen & Jon, Mojna, Lemoncello, Starvation Army

July 18, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Welcome once more to a diverse selection of folk, and there’s some really unexpected artists sneaking into the topic this month.  Expect some “Irish” folk, some brass bands and some strongly themed collections.  Here we go… […]
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Beachwood Sparks “Across The River Of Stars”

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Short but sweet return from LA’s Beachwood Sparks. Beachwood Sparks and GospelBeach are a bit like Clark Kent and Superman – never seen in the same place at the same time.  Only a few weeks ago […]
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Joe Ely “Driven To Drive”

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Joe Ely delves into the past to reflect on a life spent on the road. ‘Driven To Drive’ has been a long time in the making. After Twenty-three albums and countless miles under his belt Joe […]
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Nolen Sellwood “Cadence to the Flame”

July 16, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0
Minnesota-based Sellwood channels the beauty and spirit of Nick Drake. Following hot on the heels of 2023’s debut ‘Otherwise’, comes ‘Cadence to the Flame’, the second full-length offering from Minnesota-based folk artist Nolan Sellwood. ‘Otherwise‘ was […]
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Rob Leines “Headcase”

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Strong Southern rock that has lost none of its edge in the recording studio. “Today I met the asphalt face to face / Spilt my brains all over that dirty place,” sings Rob Leines on ‘Headcase’, […]

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Esteemed Portland, Oregon-based artist Laura Veirs has announced that her new album, Temple Songs, will come out on 14th August via her label Raven Marching Band Records. Veirs has also shared her lead single Flying Into […]
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In the lo-fi indie folk tradition, a deeply personal meditation on grief and loss by the Omaha, Nebraska-based singer-songwriter. There is something deeply intriguing about an artist who has, through the 30-plus years of his career, […]
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Still Life Painter “A Month of Longest Days”

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Lowland lo-fi compositions of “love, loss and lap steel”. Phil Smith was part of Glasgow’s thriving indie-rock scene before embarking on his solo venture as Still Life Painter. In 2018, he took on bass duties for […]

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