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Cormac O Caoimh “Shiny Silver Things” (Independent, 2017)

February 21, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
The fourth solo outing for singer songwriter O Caoimh continues where his previous efforts left off. This is a collection songs that belie their often ‘lightweight’ production with hidden depths or lyrical touches that make the […]
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Wayne Graham “Mexico” (K & F Records, 2016)

February 20, 2017 Dave Clarke 0
Wayne Graham is a duo, Hayden and Kenny Miles, brothers from Whitesburg, South-East Kentucky, where their father founded a church and they backed the services on drums and bass. Wayne Graham is a composition of both […]
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Jackalope Tales “Let Me Tell You a Story” (Independent, 2017)

February 20, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
‘Let Me Tell You a Story’ is the second full-length album from the Sheffield based folk trio Jackalope Tales. It is comprised of three previously released EPs plus a couple of bonus tracks, the band mainly performing […]
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Elouise “Deep Water” (Independent, 2016)

February 20, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, here’s a thing we’ve been waiting for: another subdivision of the Americana genre, with Elouise Walker and her band declaring their sound to be Blackgrass. It’s distinctive from the already familiar Southern Gothic by (for […]
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Aaron Lee Tasjan “Silver Tears” (New West, 2016)

February 20, 2017 Adam Wika 0
The cover image for Aaron Lee Tasjan’s latest release shows him sporting a two-piece suit entirely bejeweled with 10p-coin-sized silver sequins (or quarter-sized, in US coinage). Looking at this scaly, Stetson-wearing disco ball of a merman […]

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