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Loudon Wainwright III – Surviving Twin, Leicester Square Theatre, London, 11th March 2017

March 14, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Coming on to the darkened stage of this basement London theatre, strumming guitar, Loudon Wainwright III unexpectedly encountered a mic’ stand, causing a minor stumble – maybe a Freudian Trip – quickly recovered from. It got […]
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Stephen Simmons “A World Without” (Blue Rose Records, 2016)

March 14, 2017 Peter Churchill 0
At a time when the great and good of mainstream Nashville can be found in the UK playing the country fest that is C2C Stephen Simmons’ latest offering acts as an antidote to much of the […]
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The Sadies “Northern Passages” (Yep Roc Records, 2017)

March 13, 2017 David Cowling 0
The Sadies are enjoying a fantastic run of form. Their last two records have both been brilliant autumnal works and this one begins in pretty much the same vein – the opening chords of Riverview Fog […]
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Jim Lauderdale “London Southern” (Proper Records, 2017)

March 9, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Three decades into his career Jim Lauderdale has achieved, with London Southern, a long cherished ambition to record an album in London. The temptation to do so was driven by excellent motives – he could record […]
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Linah Rocio “Warrior Talk” (Aveline Records, 2017)

March 9, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
We’re really stretching the boundaries of Americana UK with Chilean born, Swiss based Linah Rocio’s latest album. OK, there’s a banjo to be heard on the second last song here, Megan although it struggles to be […]

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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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