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Chris Murphy “Live In England”

July 1, 2025 Paul Russell 0

Really atmospheric live album from New York violinist extraordinaire. Chris Murphy is no musical slouch. Over a 25-year career, he has amassed an astonishing 500-plus works, including just under 20 solo albums and around 20 collaborative […]

Jackson Emmer “Battle Hymn of the Early Riser”

June 30, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0

Rich, warm storytelling from a masterful craftsman. A new name to Americana UK, Jackson Emmer’s “Battle Hymn of the Early Riser” is nonetheless his fifth solo album. Having played on the Bluebird Cafe stage and secured […]

Live Review: Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys + Honey and the Bear, Junction 2, Cambridge – 9th June 2025

June 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Sam Kelly’s take on folk music relies on a combination of reworked and mostly sped-up traditional songs and his own, often more introspective, self-writes. With the full Lost Boys band he frequently leans into a joyful […]

Album artwork for The Last Revel album 'Gone for Good'

The Last Revel “Gone For Good”

June 30, 2025 Jonny Brick 0

Solid bluegrass-tinged folk from a virtuosic quartet. Based in Minneapolis, this is the third album from The Last Revel since the trio, now a quartet, reconvened in 2021, their sixth in total. It is impossible not […]

Mary Chapin Carpenter “Personal History”

June 27, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

She sings her one story in many ways. A new Mary Chapin Carpenter solo album, “Personal History,” has been released on the heels of “Looking for the Thread,” a collaborative album released in January 2025 with […]

Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]

Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0

A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0

Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]