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Melanie Curran “San Benedito Beach”

November 2, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

An album with promise albeit vocally uneven – marred by a final lapse of taste. Melanie Curran, we are told, is a songwriter, ethnographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the evolution of traditional music in […]

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Kirby Brown “Break Into Blossom”

November 1, 2021 Ewan Lury 0

Kirby Brown takes us into a new wave of Americana music with a mixture of success and failure. Kirby Brown’s latest album, “Break into Blossom“, is an intimate and soothing record that uses a wonderful mixture […]

Live Review: Courtney Marie Andrews, Gorilla, Manchester – 26th October 2021

November 1, 2021 Clint West 0

Award winning singer-songwriter reminds everyone just how uplifting a great performance can be. On the morning of this show I slipped on some wet brown leaves whilst out walking the dog. As well as causing me […]

The Bowmans “Scrutiny”

November 1, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

New Yorker’s latest finds empowerment through grief. This album is an exploration of the Bowman sisters’ empowerment that came as a by-product of the grief of the loss of their mother which also contains examinations of […]

Jim Byrne “4 Country and Folk Songs”

October 29, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 2

The latest taster from a respected well-travelled veteran musician. Whatever your view on EP releases they do seem to be more of a thing these days and I guess it’s a clear function of the way […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]