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Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, 2nd-5th August 2018

August 15, 2018 Jeremy Searle 2
While there are several “specialist” Americana festivals like Maverick and Ramblin’ Roots, for the Americana fan Cambridge Folk Festival has for many years always had much to offer.  It rightly prides itself on its eclecticism – […]
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Anna Tivel & Jefferey Martin, The Green Note, London, 4th July 2018

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Either one of these artists would be worth turning out for, even worth dragging into a heat soaked and sticky London evening, and wandering down the dust-blown streets of Camden Town. Yeah, even worth fighting with […]
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Eilen Jewell + Michelle Stodart, The Lexington, London, 6th August 2018

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The Lexington near Kings Cross in North London has great appeal in the current heat wave as it has one of the best air conditioning systems on the London gig circuit and it proved its worth […]
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Steve Earle and the Dukes, The Mastersons, The Barbican, London, 29th July 2018

August 9, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1
Steve Earle has, as two of the Dukes, lead guitarist Chris Masterson and multi-instrumentalist Eleanor Whitmore. Husband and wife, they record and perform as a duo as The Mastersons and they are the opening act on […]
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John Moreland + John Calvin Abney, Jazz Cafe London, 31st July 2018

August 9, 2018 Martin Fisher 0
Weighty is a good word for John Moreland and that’s no sly childish quip on a guy carrying more than quite a few pounds. Such is his vocal delivery, gritty song writing and overall demeanour that […]

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