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Ian David Green “Songs from the Wheel”

February 17, 2022 Rich Orpin 0
Accomplished lyricism from Liverpudlian singer-songwriter on folk sophomore album Having successfully navigated his way onto the UK folk scene with the release of debut album ‘Songs from the Sea’, Ian David Green finds himself back on […]
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Elles Bailey “Shining In The Half Light”

February 17, 2022 Paul Russell 0
New producer and rural Devon work wonders on Bailey’s latest Album number three for Bristol based singer Elles Bailey solidifies her position as one of the most powerful and talented female blues artists around with this […]
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Harley Kimbro Lewis “Harley Kimbro Lewis”

February 16, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Quality musicianship is always in fashion. Old-Time music seems to be doing very well these days and the success of bands like Old Crow Medicine Show and, more recently, the Dead South, would suggest that audiences […]
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Andy Irvine & Paul Brady “Andy Irvine / Paul Brady”

February 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
An album that the word classic was invented for. Recorded in the long hot summer of 1976 at the legendary Rockfield Studios and originally released on Compass Records, Andy Irvine and Paul Brady – stepping away […]
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Kate Ellis “Spirals”

February 16, 2022 Michael Macy 0
A second album often shows how an artist is developing. ‘Spirals’ reveals a joyous arc of growth. Kate Ellis’s new album, ‘Spirals’ is an absolute joy. An irrefutable, unquestionable joy. This is her second album, yet […]

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Band’s tenth album sees them produce an emotionally rich body of work. It’s been almost 30 years since AC Newman formed The New Pornographers and over a quarter of a century since their debut album was […]
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Joshua Ray Walker makes a welcome return with new album and tour dates

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Dallas singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker is making a much-welcome return with a new album, Ain’t Dead Yet, to be released on 29th May 2026 via East Dallas Records/Thirty Tigers. He has also announced a short UK […]
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Live review: The Delines + Chris Eckman, Union Chapel, London – 26th March 2026

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It is hard to believe that The Delines have now been making music for more than 12 years. Was it really that long ago that Richmond Fontaine was gently laid to rest, and Willie Vlautin, surely […]

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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

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Sprawling offering from country A-Lister on a personal journey. Tennessee native Ashley Monroe has been a fixture on the Nashville music scene for many years now. Starting out as a songwriter, she developed a solo career […]
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