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The Northern Belle “Hell & Back” – where we’re heading

January 30, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This latest single from The Northern Belle finds the band leaning into their poppier side with ‘Hell & Back‘, which is a jangly, catchy, uptempo pop-tinged Americana tune.  On ‘Hell & Back‘ lead singer Stine Andreassen […]
A Circle of Friends
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A Circle of Friends “Youth Was Never Wasted on the Young” – Inspiration and insight in the face of worldwide challenges

January 29, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
A Circle of Friends prepare the next generation for trials and tribulations on ‘Youth Was Never Wasted On The Young’.  After a busy year of live performances in 2023 the Danish sextet kicks off the new […]
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Leland And The Silver Wells “Six Feet Underground” – no do-overs

January 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Los Angeles-based band Leland and the Silver Wells are set to release their fifth album, ‘Riverboat,’ on February 23rd, and today’s song is of course taken from that album.  ‘Six Feet Underground‘ is a psychedelic blast […]
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Something for the weekend: For all the Girls “Caroline” featuring Icarus Phoenix

January 26, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another weekend dear reader. We are heading for our annual writers’ get together to (drum roll) Buxton this year so do come and say hello if you happen to be […]
Red Thread
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Red Thread “Sailor’s Lullaby” – Weave a tale of longing

January 26, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Red Thread weave together influences from their immigrant roots to create a unique americana tapestry.  With a focus on vocal harmonies, the group paints a poignant tale with their new track ‘Sailor’s Lullaby’. Lead singer and […]

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Something for the weekend: Starpainter “I Found a River”

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Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new video for a new song by Alberta-based sextet Starpainter which YES I KNOW we ran last week, but Jon […]
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Kris Drever “Doing This For Love”

June 12, 2026 2
Meditations on the unglamorous, but with melodic hooks, from Scottish folk-award winner Anyone coming to this album for their first experience of Kris Drever may well be expecting something fairly traditional in light of his many […]
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Classic Clips: Jesse Colin Young “Darkness Darkness” – All Star Jam, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, 1984

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Jesse Colin Young passed away just over a year ago, on the 16th of March, at the age of eighty-three. Born Perry Miller and raised in Queens, New York, to musical parents, Young initially found fame […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 1
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 1
Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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Glimmermen “Here I Stand” (Greyslate Records, 2019)

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Track Premiere: Stephanie Sammons “Billboard Sign”

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Stephanie Sammons’ song ‘Billboard Sign‘ sadly draws on her own experiences – sadly since it tells a story of a period of rejection by her family just for being who she is.  It’s a song that […]

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