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Summerhill + Snakes Of Shake + Mick Hargan, The Griffin Glasgow, 17th September 2017

September 21, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
A late eighties jangly update on The Byrds with some REM thrown in, Summerhill were formed from the ashes of Snakes Of Shake, a Glasgow band who thrived locally along with peers such as Lloyd Cole […]
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Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer “Not Dark Yet” (Silver Cross Records, 2017)

September 21, 2017 Rick Bayles 0
For those that don’t know, and there can’t be many, Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer are sisters (Shelby was christened Shelby Lynn Moorer), Shelby Lynne being the elder by three years. Yet, despite both having been […]
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Michael Nau “Some Twist” (Full Time Hobby, 2017)

September 21, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Michael Nau had already been pretty busy over the years with his bands Page France and Cotton Jones, but having released a solo debut, Mowing, last year – which had been the result of working into […]
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Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real “Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real” (Fantasy Records 2017)

September 20, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0
Lukas Nelson is, of course, the son of Willie Nelson and the Promise of the Real has been his band for the past 10 years at least; this is their first studio album since their epic […]
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Eric Westbury “Atomic Wilderness” (Barreltown Records 2017)

September 20, 2017 Dave Jennings 0
There is something immediately striking about this album; that feeling of familiarity and reassurance you only really get when hearing something for the first time that just “sounds right”. And Atomic Wilderness certainly sounds right. It’s […]

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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]
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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0
Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0
Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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‘Horses‘ is a single taken from Brian Fallon’s new album ‘Local Honey‘ which was released a week ago on Lesser Known Records and Thirty Tigers.  It sees the New Jersey-based singer-songwriter in an optimistic mood “we […]
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Live Review: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 5th May 2024

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This year marks the centenary of Cain’s Ballroom, the historic Tulsa, Oklahoma venue.  Such is the kudos associated with playing in this glorious space, it attracts artists who, even though they could at least half-fill the […]
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Video Interview: John Moreland on “Visitor”

June 11, 2024 0
The songs are so personal only a DIY recording approach could capture their essence. With his new album ‘Visitor’ John Moreland went back to the DIY approach of his first albums, recording and tracking the album […]

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