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Terry Kitchen “The Quiet Places” (Independent, 2017)

December 11, 2017 Mark Nenadic 0
Terry Kitchen is a decidedly old-fashioned, storytelling folkie. He’s been plying his trade around New England for a quarter of century, so it’s safe to say he should know what he’s doing by now. Well-written, poignant […]
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The Fremonts “We Don’t Live There” (Independent, 2017)

December 11, 2017 Maurice Hope 0
Boulder, Colorado based The Fremonts, Stephanie Dodd (originally from Fremont, Nebraska) and Justin Badger (originally from Fremont California) utilise alt-country folk, indie pop and a hint of new grass to serve up a series of artistically grounded […]
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May Erlewine “Mother Lion” (Independent, 2017)

December 8, 2017 Michael Farley 0
34 year old May Erlewine is from Big Rapids, Michigan who remarkably has over 15 albums of original work to her name since the beginning of her career which was in the early 2000s although on […]
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Various “Sonic Blooms: UK Alt-Folk and New Roots Rising” (Folk and Honey 2017)

December 8, 2017 Owen Gillham 0
Folk and Honey, the leading UK gig listing website, is behind this compendium of emerging UK folk and roots talent and, as per the website’s MO for providing a platform for new artists that deserve an […]
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Sunfields “Mono, Mono” (Exit Sign Music 2017)

December 7, 2017 Michael Farley 0
Hailing from Montreal Sunfields is a group of four although their undoubted leader is Jason Kent who wrote all eleven songs on this album which is credited as being produced by the whole band. An antidote […]

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Matraca Berg
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

July 29, 2026 0
Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two of […]
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Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 0
This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]
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Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

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Award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals on Tuesday 1st September 2026.  It will be published by Red Hen Press.  Speace will also be releasing an accompanying […]

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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The huge wave of applause which greeted Chuck Prophet as he appeared on stage, arms outstretched, said a lot for the love felt by this sold-out Glasgow audience for an artist making a much delayed return […]
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