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Jason Ringenberg “Stand Tall” (Courageous Chicken Music, 2019)

February 13, 2019 Linda Jameson 1

“A few years back I had resigned myself to the fact that my days as a recording artist were probably over”: so begin the sleeve notes to Jason Ringenberg’s new album ‘Stand Tall’. And fans of […]

Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane, The Doublet, Glasgow, 12th February 2019

February 13, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Here for some winter warmth away from their native sub zero Manitoba, Gordie Tentrees and Jaxon Haldane kicked off what local promoters, Sounds In The Suburbs are calling their Canadian season, with an effervescent show which […]

Jarrod Dickenson, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, 7th February 2019

February 13, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

Nashville-based Jarrod Dickenson is increasingly popular here in the UK thanks to relentless touring, multiple festival appearances and that warm, soulful voice that makes his songs so distinctive. A number of the shows on this tour […]

Jess Klein “Back To My Green” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

February 12, 2019 Tim Merricks 1

Just as the generations have always offered up explosions of outstanding peer collectives down the ages, so it seems that lately there has been an outbreak of gifted female americana singer-songwriters. Not that Jess Klein is […]

Mavis Staples “Live In London” (Anti-, 2019)

February 12, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

At the age of 79 it would be perfectly understandable if Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Americana Grammy Award Winner and overall musical legend Mavis Staples were to make a move towards taking it easy, […]