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Neil Young With Crazy Horse “World Record”

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This world is a real mess. Two things have hallmarked the later career of Neil Young – an incredibly high level of productivity and a legendary embracing of the ramshackle.  Both of these are admirable, albeit […]
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Live Review: Kelley Swindall, The Wasteland, Margate – 1st December 2022

December 20, 2022 David Jarman 0
Hailing from Georgia, but based in recent years in New York, Kelley Swindall’s UK tour took her to Margate’s intimate The Wasteland bar, on a wet and windy Thursday night. Her debut album release ‘You Can […]
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the ghost particles “the ghost particles”

December 19, 2022 Alan Fitter 0
An excellent album from a band of mature, experienced musicians making their debut. If you look at a photo of the ghost particles (yes, all lowercase for some reason known only to themselves) then there’s an […]
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Live Review: Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys + Rob Nicklas, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 10th December 2022.

December 19, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
It’s been five years since Lauren Housley last appeared at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue though tonight’s show should have taken place this time last year as part of Housley’s nationwide tour to promote her latest […]
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Live Review: Billy Strings, O2 Ritz, Manchester – 8th December 2022

December 16, 2022 Clint West 1
Billy Strings arrived for his first ever appearance in Manchester having been preceded by a wave of critical acclaim, rave reviews, and reports of scintillating live shows. Expectations were therefore sky high. Big queues had already […]

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Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]
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Maximiano “Rokeby”

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Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]
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Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

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Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

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When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

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