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Kev Minney “Modern Stories” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Martin Johnson 0
Kev Minney is a 37 year-old guitarist and singer-songwriter born in Northampton and now based in Brighton. He spent the early part of his musical career as a guitarist and in 2015 started his singer-songwriter career […]
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House Above The Sun “Time I Got Going” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0
The London five piece’s second EP release opens with the glorious, propulsive ‘Trains’. Hanging on a repeated guitar phrase the song is brimming with ideas and excitement from the layered West Coast sound through to the […]
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Ruark “When You Coming Home” (Bird Drop Records, 2020)

February 19, 2020 Rick Bayles 0
There’s something refreshingly low key about Ruark Inman and his band. Apparently, he grew up as a Skater Punk in his native South Arkansas and you can still hear some of that punk attitude on this […]
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Eastbound Jesus “Full Moon Over Salem” (Independent, 2020)

February 19, 2020 Richard Phillips 0
The 2011 debut album from sextet, Eastbound Jesus was optimistically entitled ‘Greatest Hits Vol 1’. Three studio albums and one live album later, whilst we have not yet been regaled with ‘Greatest Hits Vol 2’, the […]
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Transatlantic Sessions, Royal Festival Hall, London, 6th February 2020

February 19, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0
In its 17th year with little change to the formula, how do the Transatlantic Sessions keep packing out some of the larger venues up and down the country? Quite simple; hosts and musical directors, respectively, the […]

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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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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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