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The Burrito Brothers “Christmas”

December 15, 2023 Tim Martin 0
Gentle country rock that is for more than just Christmas from a band that fully deserve to use the familiar name. Gram Parsons said in 1972 “The idea’ll keep going. It’s not like it’s dead. Whether […]
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Ian M. Bailey “We Live In Strange Times”

December 15, 2023 Paul Kerr 1
Ian M Bailey travels further into 1960s sounds, more nuanced as he progresses No stranger to these pages now, Ian M. Bailey forges on ahead in his reclamation of multilayered tones from the hallowed 60s’ heyday […]
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Jacob Faurholt “Burn Burn Here”

December 14, 2023 Helen Jones 0
Raw edges add warmth to this quietly intimate release, although it may feel just too unvarnished for some tastes. It’s news to no one that recently there has been a huge resurgence in the popularity of […]
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Dori Freeman “Do You Recall”

December 14, 2023 Viv Fish 4
An album that appeals to the senses, warms the heart and makes the spine tingle. Dori Freeman grew up in a family that played lots of traditional music, and although she started her musical career in […]
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Kate Rusby “Light Years”

December 14, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Kate Rusby offers another Christmas album which actually conveys some of the true spirit of the season Kate Rusby does seem to like Christmas.  ‘Light Years’ is her seventh seasonal album and, like its predecessors, it […]

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The Byrds from Hi Parader magazine = December 1968
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For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”

March 16, 2026 0
The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was the […]
Artwork for Morgan Nagler's album I've got northing left to lose and I'm losing it
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Morgan Nagler “I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It”

March 16, 2026 0
Indie/americana debut solo album for experienced newcomer. Sometimes a musical career takes a few detours before arriving at its true destination. For Morgan Nagler, the path has been circuitous; long before she became a respected songwriter […]
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Live Review: The Hanging Stars + Sunsinger & the High Seas, The Bear, Luton – 7th March 2026

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The Hanging Stars have a way of grabbing your attention. On the strength of the soundcheck at The Rambling Roots Review last April, their merch stand was breached and several records purchased, even before the set […]

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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W.C. Beck’s new album is ‘First Flight‘, and it really isn’t as it’s his ninth album.  That’s a little confusing, but there’s no confusion in his music, as represented by the first single ‘The Long Way […]
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Nathan Evans Fox “Wasted Love”

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Michelle Shocked returns to UK for dates

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Described in the press release as the “Godmother of Americana”, the sometimes excellent Michelle Shocked returns to our shores next month, hopefully in a less biblical mood than 2013, for a series of dates.  The tour […]

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