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Sean Rowe “The Darkness Dressed In Colored Lights”

September 27, 2021 Richard Phillips 0

Inspired lyrics reside amongst an atmospheric soundscape. Sometimes it can be fruitful to digress, in this instance from an album review to foraging for food. Rowe has his own Youtube feature, ‘Can I eat this?’ on […]

The Sundogs “Embroidered Rose”

September 27, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Lee and Will Haraway and their Sundogs come up with one of the better Americana band outings of the year so far. As both Don & Phil of the masterful The Everly Brothers are now no […]

Matthew James Adkins “Stoned On My Own”

September 24, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Muscle Shoals influenced country soul from Detroit. It is hard for aspiring musicians to get any career traction, even when they have managed to write enough songs for an album, and then manage to independently record […]

The Connells “Steadman’s Wake”

September 23, 2021 Cam Fraser 1

College rock favourites, The Connells, release ‘Steadman’s Wake‘, their ninth album, and their first release in almost twenty years. For those younger readers, US college rock was the late 80s and early 90s forerunner of what […]

Watchhouse “Watchhouse”

September 23, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

Top drawer New Appalachian Folk. Formerly known as Mandolin Orange. Better known to their friends and families as Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. Irrespective of the name change, New Appalachian Folk is still their stock in […]

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

August 28, 2026 2

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 […]