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Lydia Ramsey “Bandita” (Independent, 2017)

September 8, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Recently seen in the UK as a solo performer touring with Joe Purdy, Lydia Ramsey’s debut album Bandita is an enticing combination of folk and country that sparkles as modern Americana. Here backed by a full […]
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Tami Neilson “Don’t Be Afraid” (Outside Records 2017)

September 7, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
Tami Neilson is a Canadian born, New Zealand based singer and songwriter who has won a host of awards in her adoptive country. Her previous album, “Dynamite”, released in 2014, was one of The Guardian’s Top […]
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Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers “The Long Awaited Album” (Rounder Records, 2017)

September 7, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
The Long Awaited Album is Steve Martin’s sixth and a half album of banjo music, his initial foray being the B-side of The Steve Martin Brothers way back in 1981, with the first full album being […]
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Kev Minney “Stories of the Sky” (Independent, 2017)

September 6, 2017 Dave Jennings 0
An astronomically-themed album cover heralds an interesting debut from Northampton-based acoustic virtuoso Kev Minney. Working closely with Mercury-nominated producer Jag Jago, Minney has crafted an album of dreamy soundscapes, often based around the themes of space. As […]
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Lucy Kitchen “Sun To My Moon” (Bohemia Rose Records 2017)

September 6, 2017 David Cowling 0
Lucy Kitchen’s songs are intimate in that they are often love songs, and the performances and backing are closely arranged around her voice, which is a thing of some beauty. It is the voice that dominates; […]

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows

July 30, 2026 0
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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The indefatigable Richard Thompson introduces his Hippies, Thugs and Heroes in October

July 30, 2026 0
Richard Thompson will release his 20th studio album, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, on October 16th via New West Records. The 12-track set was produced by Thompson and James Frazee and recorded in Weehawken, New Jersey. It […]
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Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway

July 30, 2026 0
Kate Prascher’s new single Thousand A Million entwines the physical with the metaphysical in an intriguing and beguiling folk song that plays with notions of time and space (no, not like Dr Who).  Kate Prascher describes […]

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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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Oisin Leech “Colour Of The Rain” – Reflections on life, and years that have passed

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This haunting song is from the new album ‘Cold Sea‘ by Oisin Leech, which was produced by Steve Gunn and is out on Tremone Records on March 8th.  Oisin Leech may be a familiar name due […]

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