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Cameron Knowler “Places of Consequence”

July 26, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0
Guitar music in the most literal sense – File alongside John Ford & Sergio Leone. A son of the wild west (Texas and Arizona) now living in California, Cameron Knowler plays guitar.  Or, more accurately, Cameron […]
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Half Moon Run “Inwards & Onwards”

July 23, 2021 Rich Orpin 0
Half Moon Run look to the future on latest EP. “I have seen the future and it works” remarked Lincoln Steffens on his return to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1919. This phrase […]
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Lawrence Rothman “Good Morning America”

July 23, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0
An introspective album exploring important and challenging subjects that never really takes off. Sometimes you just know that there are going to be other people who absolutely love this album, even though, as a reviewer, you […]
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Runnner “Always Repeating”

July 22, 2021 Russell Murphy 0
A melancholy record for a melancholy time. As we can all attest, the past 18 months or so have been a pretty tough time for many, with our physical, mental and financial health severely impacted, and […]
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Cole Quest and the City Slickers “Self [EN] Titled”

July 22, 2021 Martin Johnson 0
New York bluegrass that references bitcoin but is more traditional than you may think Cole Quest is in fact Cole Quest Rotante, a sometime software engineer from New York who has a love of bluegrass. He […]

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The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach 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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