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The Longest Johns “Smoke and Oakum”

February 9, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

Nautical folk – the great sound of storytelling, the sea and unadorned often unaccompanied voices. ‘The Longest Johns’ have been in existence since mid-2012 hailing from Bristol and currently consisting of Andy Yates, Dave Robinson, Jonathan “JD” […]

Good Morning Bedlam “Lulu”

February 8, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

Third album from a Minneapolis based string band who can’t decide whether they are roots or pop. This Minneapolis-based trio (Isaak Elker vocals, guitar, his wife Tori Elker, bass, vocals, and Sophie Mae violin, vocals) seem […]

Brent Cobb “Now Let’s Turn to Page…”

February 7, 2022 Michael Macy 0

New take on gospel to express gratitude and grace. If you are bathed in the blood of the lamb and aged in a bourbon barrel, Brent Cobb’s new album ‘And Now Let’s Turn To Page…’ is […]

Gabriel Moreno 2022 The Year of the Rat album cover

Gabriel Moreno “The Year of the Rat”

February 7, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Thought provoking words about the struggles of life, over a sparse intimate soundtrack A quote from Cerys Matthews is front and centre of all Moreno’s publicity. “An offshoot of Leonard Cohen and Neil Diamond.” Fortunately, this […]

The Pine Hearts “Lost Love Songs”

February 4, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Pacific North West bluegrass with echoes of punk and funk. The term bluegrass was coined in 1965 for the genre of music created in the ‘40s by Bill Monroe whose backing band was called the Blue […]