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Chris While & Julie Matthews live at The Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln - 4th October 2024

Live Review: Chris While and Julie Matthews, The Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham Lincoln – 4th October 2024

October 16, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

Andy Watkins has been promoting folk music in and around Lincoln for close on fifty years and in recent times has found the perfect venue in the Nettleham Village Hall where, along with the support of […]

Artwork for Ted Nunes album "San Joaquin"

Ted Nunes “San Joaquin”

October 16, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0

Californian Ted Nunes releases a well-crafted solo debut with intriguing lyrics. Born and bred in the San Joaquin Valley, Ted Nunes grew up listening to The Grateful Dead and from there discovered singer-songwriters such as John […]

Mean Mary “Woman Creature – Portrait of a Woman, Part 2”

October 15, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0

Stunning banjo playing and masterful storytelling, all hail Mean Mary’s latest studio outing. Alabama-born (Mean) Mary James returns with her 19th studio offering. “Woman Creature – Portrait of a Woman, Part 2” is a varied collection […]

Artwork for Mac Leaphart album "Motel Breakfast"

Mac Leaphart “Motel Breakfast”

October 15, 2024 Andy Short 0

Upbeat honky-tonk, rock and roll – play loud. Riotous, exciting, and right out of the bar room, Mac Leaphart returns with his album “Motel Breakfast”, where waffles are shaped like Texas and life is good. This […]

Live Review: Glasgow Americana Festival, Various venues, Glasgow, 2nd-6th October 2024

October 15, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

One last fling as ever before the clocks fall back, heralding the coming of winter, Glasgow Americana Festival remains a beacon of light before the nights draw in. Now in its 18th year, the festival took […]

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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 0

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Artwork for the Wave Pictures album Gained/Lost

The Wave Pictures “Gained/Lost”

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Ambitious, dream-soaked pop that reaches high but rarely quite lands. There’s something immediately intriguing about Gained/Lost. On paper, the ingredients are enticing: the literate jangle of The Smiths, the wide-eyed psych-pop glow of The Flaming Lips, […]

artwork for Lynn Miles album "A Bouquet of Black Flowers"

Lynn Miles “A Bouquet of Black Flowers”