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Cameron Blake “Fear Not” (Independent 2107)

October 16, 2017 Michael Farley 4
This is a very thoughtful and in some respects mystical album from Cameron Blake a classically trained music scholar now resident in Michigan. The album consists of twelve songs all written by Blake who is also […]
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The Travelling Band “Sails” (Sideways Saloon Records, 2017)

October 13, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
First off, it’s nice to have a vinyl release to review. Vinyl has a warmer sound and a better tonal range than CDs or downloads, so it’s nice to hear a band making the most of […]
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Steve Grozier “A Place We Called Home” (1232 Records)

October 12, 2017 Michael Farley 0
Steve Grozier hails from Glasgow and this is his second EP offering which has four tracks all dealing with love and loss in various forms. He wrote or co-wrote all the tracks on this CD which […]
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Blue Rose Code “The Water Of Leith” (Navigator Records, 2017)

October 11, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0
It has to be owned that after seeing Blue Rose Code deliver a live show a few years ago that could generously be described as lacklustre this reviewer has taken absolutely no interest in his music […]
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Three for Silver “The Way We Burn” (Independent 2017)

October 10, 2017 Phil Grant 0
Sometimes a style is clear, defined and worn heartily on the sleeve for all to see. Other times a musical style can be subtle, nuanced and gently weaving in and out of tradition and innovation. Sometimes, […]

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The Truffle Boys live at the Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham - 21st July 2026

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Artwork for Buffalo Traffic Jam album “Pictures of You”

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Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway

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The Truffle Boys live at the Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham - 21st July 2026
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Live Review: The Truffle Valley Boys, The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 21st July 2026

July 30, 2026 0
There is a particular kind of pleasure in listening to crackly vinyl, hearing the ghosts of bluegrass and honky-tonk pioneers through layers of hiss and surface noise. But those records can sometimes leave you wondering what […]
Artwork for Buffalo Traffic Jam album “Pictures of You”
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Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”

July 30, 2026 0
If Kings of Leon did americana. Buffalo Traffic Jam is an act that is generating an awful lot of noise at the moment, as well as being one of the hottest concert tickets in town, based […]
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows

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Live stream available if you can’t make it! Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has shared the initial lineup for its 2026 edition in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from Friday 2nd October to Sunday 4th October 2026. […]

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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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Video Premiere: LOVE BY NUMB3RS “Oak Tree”

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Check out the outstanding new video for ‘Oak Tree’ from Portland-based trio LOVE BY NUMB3RS.  Both the song and video are genuinely atmospheric, with the rich imagery of the video mirroring the song’s expansive sound and […]
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Rett Madison “Skeptic’s Angels” – losing my religion…

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‘Skeptic’s Angels‘ is taken from Rett Madison’s new album ‘Pin-up Daddy‘ and sounds at first like many another soft-rock/country touched ballad.  But then listen to the lyrics, and to Madison’s urgent vocal and it’s clear that […]
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Video: The Lucky Strikes “War Drums”

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