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Artwork for Wesley Dean album 'Music From Crazy Hearts'

Wesley Dean “Music From Crazy Hearts”

May 9, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 1

Pop, rock, gospel, and country blend together in uneasy Nashville stew. Wesley Dean is the artist formerly known as Wes Carr who won Australian Idol back in 2008. He released several albums under that name and […]

Blue Rose Code “Bright Circumstance”

May 9, 2024 Tom Harding 1

Unlocking the code to joy. Blue Rose Code (Ross Wilson) returns with his first album in four years, a period marked not only by new fatherhood but also by extensive touring with his dynamic seven-piece band. […]

Bruce Springsteen “Best of Bruce Springsteen”

May 8, 2024 Tim Martin 0

A good introduction to the work of one of the great artists, which should prompt a new listener to dig further. What in 2024 constitutes the best of Bruce Springsteen and can it be encapsulated on […]

Alice Howe, live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 26th April 2024

Live Review: Alice Howe + Freebo, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 26th April 2024

May 8, 2024 Graeme Tait 4

The final weekend of April saw the long-awaited return of Alice Howe and Freebo to Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, having last appeared upon this stage back in 2018. A […]

Artwork for The Hollering Pines album "Here's to Hoping"

The Hollering Pines “Here’s to Hoping”

May 8, 2024 Peter Thompson 2

Salt Lake City-based band’s fourth album sounds deeply personal from a lyrical perspective; it’s their best yet. The Hollering Pines, hailing from Salt Lake City, take their name from a reference in a Gillian Welch lyric; […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

July 10, 2026 0

Les Thomas sparks memories and hope with this self-produced gem. Les Thomas uses an 1840 painting by J.M.W Turner for the cover of his latest record. The Slave Ship depicts a dramatic seascape as the ship […]