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The December Flowers “See It Through”

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First growth has maturity. ‘Seeing It Through’ may be the debut album from The December Flowers, but its members are seasoned musicians who have played in various combinations and bands over the years. This current formation, […]
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Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 21st January 2025

February 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
The music showcases on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of the AMAUK’s annual conference are a really fine way to get going on gig attending after the inevitable Yuletide lull.  Taking advantage of the high density […]
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Shane Pendergast “Winter Grace”

February 12, 2025 Andy Short 0
Canadian singer-songwriter lighting a candle of hope for us all. There is a beauty to Shane Pendergast’s music that instantly puts you in a reflective, relaxed mood. Think of families, loved ones, and friends who have […]
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Live Review: Arkansauce, Bowstring Burgers & Brewery, Wilmington, North Carolina – 6th February 2025

February 12, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Bolstered by the independent release in April, 2023 of their fifth album, “OK to Wonder,” Arkansauce have continued to bring nightly the vibrant melodies of the Ozark Mountains’ rolling hills and raging rivers that can be […]
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Straylings “Call Back Your Name”

February 12, 2025 Andy Davidson 0
More English muslin than upland cotton. The Straylings are Dana Zeera and Oliver Drake. “Call Back Your Name” is their third album, released last December, the title track being a single from four years ago. They […]

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How community might just save you from yourself (and the world). “However dimly we perceive it, we are living through a change of worlds. The one we were born into is slipping away, reshaped and denuded […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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Neko Case’s memoir provides a starkly honest picture of her early life as well as the route by which she came to be the artist and the person she is today.  The book takes us from […]
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