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Calexico “Seasonal Shift” (City Slang, 2020)

December 15, 2020 Jim Finnie 0
Tucson based Calexico has released ‘Seasonal Shift’, which is a cross between the traditional Christmas album with some covers from the likes of John Lennon and Yoko Ono (guess which song that will be….) and Tom […]
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Kacy & Clayton & Marlon Williams “Plastic Bouquets” (New West, 2020)

December 15, 2020 Peter Tomkins 0
A collaboration from opposite sides of the globe. Kacy & Clayton from Saskatchewan in Canada and Melbourne-based New Zealander Marlon Williams. This combination leads to a mouthful of a name; but more importantly, to an album […]
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Ben Glover “Sweet Wild Lily” (Proper, 2020)

December 14, 2020 David Jarman 0
In recent years, Glover, originally from the village of Glenarm, County Antrim in Northern Ireland, has been building a strong reputation both as a singer and songwriter in his own right, and as a valued collaborator […]
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Nick Dittmeier “Companion (Extended Edition)” (Lost Crossroads Music, 2020)

December 10, 2020 Russell Murphy 0
Nick Dittmeier, along with his backing band The Sawdusters, is renowned for constantly touring, so, like the majority of performing musicians across the globe, 2020 has been a hell of a year. To keep things moving, […]
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Josh King “The Shed” (Independent, 2020)

December 10, 2020 Paul Kerr 0
Gosh, yet another lockdown album, it’s getting that our end of year awards might have to include this as a new category. If so, Josh King would certainly be in the running as this short but […]

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Shannon Clark “All You Need To Know”

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Accessible soulful heartfelt Rust Belt americana that demands attention from needle drop to run-out groove. Raise high the red, white, and blue swallowtail of the Ohio burgee (the only non-rectangular state flag in the union); you’re […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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Kate Rusby is, occasionally, allowed out of the realm of folk ballads, and has even been known to listen to music created in her own lifetime.  There’s a preconception burst.  During an appearance on Jo Whiley’s […]
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Brighton based singer-songwriter Steph Brown makes no bones on where she draw a lot of her inspiration from – herself and her relationships with others.  ‘Feel You Near‘ is the lead single from her upcoming debut […]
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Cordovas “That Santa Fe Channel” (ATO Records 2018)

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