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Dean Maywood “Dean Maywood” (Independent, 2019)

June 28, 2019 Elise Kennedy 1
Dean Maywood is an Irish born singer-songwriter, who has played extensively live in both Ireland and the US.  This musical experience has influenced his musical journey with traces of bluegrass in his playing. His debut EP […]
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Native Harrow “Happier Now” (Loose Music, 2019)

June 27, 2019 Jim Finnie 1
Let’s get straight to the point.  This is a captivating, almost mesmeric album of the highest quality.  That last sentence alone will tell you what is to come during the rest of this review but let’s […]
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Sam Morrow, Slaughtered Lamb, London, 18th June 2019

June 27, 2019 Mark Underwood 1
There’s been a real buzz around recent performances from Sam Morrow and his band, over in the UK for their first proper tour, and with good reason. It’s hard to credit that the LA- based Texan […]
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Jack Cade “Bear Bones” (Collision, 2019)

June 27, 2019 Mike Elliott 0
Jack Cade will never be accused of having a golden throat. Imagine Kris Kristofferson in a heated argument with Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, and Johnny Cash. If it helps, or just for fun, picture the gigantic […]
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Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds “Honey’s Fury” (Independent 2019)

June 26, 2019 Alan Fitter 0
‘Honey’s Fury’ is the debut album from the Alabama based Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds. Molly is best known for her violin work on other singers’ albums such as Todd Snider, Will Hoge and Matthew […]

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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Preview: Steve Earle to release new live album “Alone Again (Live)”

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Last summer Steve Earle brought his solo acoustic Alone Again tour to the UK including a great evening at the Barbican in London.  The set list that night ran to 23 songs starting with his cover […]
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A new cosmic Americana star arrives fully-fledged on striking debut. Brooklyn-based Meir Levine has similar concerns to many of us. He’s exercised by such fundamental questions as “What do I really care about?” and “Who do […]

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