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Gabriel Moreno “The Year of the Rat”

February 7, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Thought provoking words about the struggles of life, over a sparse intimate soundtrack A quote from Cerys Matthews is front and centre of all Moreno’s publicity. “An offshoot of Leonard Cohen and Neil Diamond.” Fortunately, this […]
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The Pine Hearts “Lost Love Songs”

February 4, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
Pacific North West bluegrass with echoes of punk and funk. The term bluegrass was coined in 1965 for the genre of music created in the ‘40s by Bill Monroe whose backing band was called the Blue […]
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Eric Brace & Last Train Home “Everything Will Be”

February 4, 2022 Paul Russell 0
Album number ten is a varied collection of quality tunes. There’s nine musicians playing around 14 instruments credited on this album and quite a range of styles and but Brace and his band here manage to […]
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Sofie Livebrant “Weep The Time Away: Emily Bronte”

February 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Lively folk-jazz settings of the poems of Emily Bronte are quite the treat. Sofie Livebrant lays the responsibility for this, her sixth album, at least in part at the feet of the Covid pandemic. You know […]
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Raine Hamilton “Brave Land”

February 3, 2022 Ewan Lury 0
An LP that starts well but struggles as it goes on. Raine Hamilton’s chamber-folk album has moments of real quality, but also moments where she seems to lose sight of what she wants the album to […]

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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]
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Nic Panken “Near Divine or Merely Rhyme”

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Nic Panken finds a balance and searches for the divine on his first solo project. Nic Panken is a member of the Brooklyn-based band Spirit Family Reunion. This is Panken’s debut solo album and is a […]
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Book Review: Geoffrey Himes “Willie Nelson, All the Albums” The Stories Behind The Music

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This book is a thing of beauty. From its presentation to the wonderful array of historical photographs inside, it is a volume to treasure. Author Geoffrey Himes wrote about music every week in the Washington Post […]

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Americana mainstay Sam Llanas (formerly of the BoDeans) releases his new album ‘Return of the Goya — Part 1’ this Friday (June 15th). The release, which showcases Llanas’ lifelong love of classic country music while maintaining […]
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Dallas singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker is making a much-welcome return with a new album, Ain’t Dead Yet, to be released on 29th May 2026 via East Dallas Records/Thirty Tigers. He has also announced a short UK […]
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