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The Paper Kites “Roses”

February 19, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Gorgeous, contemplative piece undermined by a couple of poor song choices The Paper Kites are from Australia and ‘Roses’ is the release that celebrates their tenth year of releasing gentle ‘slow core’ indie records, all melancholy […]

Ian Fisher “American Standards”

February 18, 2021 Mark Nenadic 2

Seventies/Eighties AOR poppy Americana from a Missourian transplanted to Mid-Europe Reading the bio for Ian Fisher, one’s mind might easily conjure up the dusty, gritty acoustic epithets waiting to flow from your gramophone speaker. Stop right […]

A J Croce “By Request”

February 18, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

A trip through roots American music with a smorgasbord of well known and deep cut covers A J Croce has built his reputation as a respected singer-songwriter who has written with some of the best songwriters […]

Natalie D-Napoleon “You Wanted to Be the Shore but Instead You Were the Sea”

February 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The poetry of anger and disappointment delivered powerfully by Natalie D-Napoleon Somewhat ironically Natalie D-Napoleon only recorded ‘You Wanted To Be The Shore But Instead You Were The Sea‘ because, although she had the songs she […]

Steep Canyon Rangers “Arm in Arm”

February 17, 2021 Tim Newby 0

‘Arm in Arm’ continues the forward-thinking evolution and journey of the Steep Canyon Rangers. The Steep Canyon Rangers had long tread the thin line between traditional and the progressive bluegrass For some bands existing between those […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]