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Live Review: Julian Taylor + Georgia Mooney, The Water Rats, London – 25th August 2024

September 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A return visit to the UK, and an appearance at what is becoming his London home as The Water Rats welcomed back Julian Taylor and his talented band of Michelle “Magic Number” Stodart, Raevennan “Moulette”  Husbandes, […]
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Wild Ponies “Dreamers”

September 4, 2024 Andrew Raw 0
Vibrant country music with heartwarming words of love. Wild Ponies are Doug and Telisha Williams, originally from The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, part of the Appalachian range, but now living in Nashville. This is their […]
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September 4, 2024 Helen Jones 0
Great vocals and solid production make for a debut album that feels like it could be a lost Laurel Canyon classic. What is quality songwriting if not an exercise in delving into your own psyche? Amsterdam […]
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Erin Ross “The Wind Will Lead Me Home”

September 3, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Plenty of blues-infused southern rock and traditional country flavours this debut release from Calgary-based singer-songwriter. Having played a mix of blues roots music around her native Canada for many years Erin Ross has finally released her […]
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Live Review: Forgotten Pharaohs, Water Rats, London – 28th August 2024

September 3, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A short visit to Water Rats to catch what was in effect an album preview gig by Forgotten Pharaohs, who are about to release their debut album ‘”King of Mirrors” and are also the first signing […]

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Something for the long weekend: Steve Earle “City of Immigrants”

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Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

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There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]
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Mipso “Book Of Fools”

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Dreamy indie-americana folk with very skilfully written music. Mipso were originally formed in 2012 in Chapel Hill in central North Carolina. “Book Of Fools” is their sixth studio album and is a record that grows on […]
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