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Jarrod Dickenson “Ready the Horses” (Hooked Records, 2020)

May 5, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

Looking forward, out of interest rather than any prior knowledge, to seeing Jarrod Dickenson locally, there was a particular disappointment when all events were suspended. If and when he comes back I am sure to be […]

Clem Snide “Forever Just Beyond” (Ramseur Records, 2020)

May 5, 2020 Clint West 4

Clem Snide was a character created by William S Burroughs and adopted by Eef Barzelay as the name of the band that he created in 1991. Burroughs’s writing was often informed by personal tragedy. These included […]

Jeff Crosby “Northstar” (Independent 2020)

May 5, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Jeff Crosby had his initial break when two of his 2013 tracks landed spots on the biker series ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and this is the fifth album since then and probably represents a clear distillation of […]

Harrow Fair “Sins We Made” (Roaring Girl Records, 2020)

May 4, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Three years on from their fine debut, Harrow Fair – Miranda Mulholland and Andrew Penner – return with a second serving of their darkly thumping amalgam of folk and rock – and thudding almost Glam Rock […]

Van Darien “Levee” (Independent, 2020)

May 4, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

In the (highly recommended) film ‘Still Crazy’, as plans forged by the 1970s British psychedelic rock group Strange Fruit for a comeback tour run headfirst into a morass of cliched band problems like XXXL egos, deep-rooted […]

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

August 28, 2026 0

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 […]