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King of Birds “Eve of Destruction” (Valuable Recordings, 2019)

October 24, 2019 Mike Elliott 0

When the chorus kicks in on ‘Down On the Corner’ – the opening track on ‘Eve of Destruction,’ the debut album from sibling songwriters Charlie and Stirling Gorman, known collectively as King of Birds – the […]

Libby Koch “Redemption 10 – Live at Blue Rock” (Berkalin Records, 2019)

October 24, 2019 Dave Clarke 0

Libby Koch (rhymes with Coke), from Houston, Texas, now with an established reputation, wanted to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the recording of her first album, ‘Redemption.’ Ten years ago, it was Libby, a guitar and […]

Raelyn Nelson Band “Don’t” (Independent, 2019)

October 23, 2019 Ewan Lury 0

A name ending in Nelson gets you excited as a reviewer in this genre of music, hoping that you’ve been given the opportunity to listen to Willie Nelson’s or Lukas Nelson’s music before its official release. […]

Lizanne Knott “Bones and Gravity” (Independent, 2019)

October 23, 2019 Peter Churchill 1

Lizanne Knott is one of those wonderfully expressive singer-songwriters that sound as though, if they had gone down a different route, might have been swallowed up by mainstream Nashville’s blandness. Instead she, along with so many […]

Dan Israel “Social Media Disorder” (Independent, 2019)

October 22, 2019 Emily Dongray 0

His most Pop and Rock release to date, Midwestern artist Dan Israel changes his life and with it his musical style. From the first trumpet blast, it is apparent that this album has diverged from the […]

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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 0

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

May 19, 2026 0

Highly regarded Canadian folkies continue to impress with album number seven. Formed in 2005, Canadian folkies The Fugitives have, over the subsequent eleven years, garnered themselves quite a reputation for delivering memorable live shows full of […]

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

May 19, 2026 0

Old Crow Medicine Show will release their new record Union Made on 5th June 2026 with Hartland Records via Firebird Music. The album finds the two-time Grammy-winning string band reflecting upon the people, places, and stories […]

King of Birds “Eve of Destruction” (Valuable Recordings, 2019)

Libby Koch “Redemption 10 – Live at Blue Rock” (Berkalin Records, 2019)

Raelyn Nelson Band “Don’t” (Independent, 2019)

Lizanne Knott “Bones and Gravity” (Independent, 2019)

Dan Israel “Social Media Disorder” (Independent, 2019)

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

Dirt Road Souls “(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine”

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