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Erin Durant “Islands” (Keeled Scales, 2019)

July 29, 2019 Peter Churchill 0
Erin Durant takes her craft seriously. On the road, if a venue doesn’t have her instrument of choice, then she brings her 232-pound piano with her. With this revelation in mind, would this be the first […]
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Origami Ghosts “Healthy Travel Potions” (Independent, 2019)

July 29, 2019 Alan Fitter 0
If you put “wacky” into a thesaurus you get words and phrases like madcap, weird, zany, way-out, off the wall and mad, amongst others. Origami Ghost’s new album ‘Healthy Travel Options’ is all of those adjectives […]
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Eilen Jewell “Gypsy” (Signature Sounds, 2019)

July 26, 2019 Gordon Sharpe 0
Press releases can be a little overblown at times but in listening to Eilen Jewell’s new release ‘Gypsy’ I would agree with one thing: it’s varied. The subject matter is widespread and the arrangements, instrumentation and […]
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The Schramms “Omnidirectional” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

July 25, 2019 Clint West 0
Dave Schramm genuinely fits that over-used expression ‘a musician’s musician’. Perhaps he’s best known as the lead guitarist on Yo La Tengo’s first releases, including their acclaimed debut album ‘Ride The Tiger’. He has since returned […]
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Lauren Bradford “Grounded in the Clouds” (Independent, 2019)

July 25, 2019 Linda Jameson 0
‘Grounded in the Clouds’ is the second album from Bristol, UK-based folk singer, Lauren Bradford. Previously hailing from San Francisco bay, Bradford has also lived across the UK taking in Liverpool, Leeds, London and Bath. Unsurprisingly, […]

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Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here”

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A strong debut album with a range of folk-based songs with lyrical depth and style. This is the first full-length album from Ohio-based Midwestern Mrs, better known as Georgia Evans to her family, following a string […]

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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

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