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Courtney Hartman and Taylor Ashton “Been On Your Side” (Free Dirt Records, 2018)

August 1, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This is the debut album offering from two friends and fine musicians who have honed their art in the industry for a number of years. Courtney Hartman was until very recently part of Della Mae a […]

Tami Neilson “Sassafrass” (Outside Music, 2018)

July 31, 2018 Dave Clarke 0

Born in Canada, now based in New Zealand, Tami Neilson, confidently presents her sixth album. Tami, part of a musical family, has had a part in the writing of all the songs here, some with her brother, […]

Charlie Smyth “The Way I Feel” (Independent, 2018)

July 31, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

Charlie Smyth has come to Nashville where he now resides, having been a veteran of the 1990s Chicago and Seattle punk scenes of the 1990s – and perhaps he brings some of that sensibility to his […]

Jim Lauderdale “Time Flies” (Yep Roc, 2018)

July 30, 2018 Mike Elliott 0

After seeing him host and judge the Americana and the Independent Music Awards respectively, be an Honorary Chairperson for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest each April at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, co-hosting – along with […]

Jimmy LaFave “Peacetown” (Music Road Records, 2018)

July 30, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

This album arrives under the banner ‘Austin Legend, The Late Jimmy LaFave..’ and as such presents a reviewer with a potentially thorny problem. What if it’s no good? Is there anything to be gained from constructive […]