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Video Premiere: Sultans of String “Sweet Alberta” Feat. The North Sound

February 21, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Enjoy the upbeat, uplifting sounds of the new single from Sultans of String, featuring the harmonious voices of The North Sound.  The artists have great musicality and technical ability but there’s also a refreshing, infectious joy […]
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Video: Josh Fortenbery “Heirlooms”

February 20, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Josh Fortenbery’s latest single is a thoughtful exploration of how family traits, like his father’s temper, might be passed down between generations and onto his own children.  The accompanying video, artistically-shot by David Rossow, is cleverly sequenced […]
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Video Premiere: Hazel Royer & Ira Klein “Darling Corey” Feat. Kevin Barry

February 19, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the new single from friends and collaborators Hazel Royer and Ira Klein.  Reimagined folk song ‘Darling Corey’ finds the duo in fine form; Royer sings with a beautiful clarity and purity over Klein’s rapidly-picked […]
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Video: Tony Trischka “Brown’s Ferry Blues” (feat. Billy Strings)

February 16, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1
Here’s the delightfully upbeat ‘Brown’s Ferry Blues’ from Tony Trischka, featuring some wonderfully talented players, including Billy Strings.  The song features stunning performances from an all-star band and it’s great to see the musicians at work in […]
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Video Premiere: Johnny Stanec “Shine On (That’s Just Life)”

February 15, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the latest single from Youngstown singer-songwriter Johnny Stanec.  ‘Shine On (That’s Just Life)’ features layers of guitar and tuneful keys over driving percussion.  Stanec delivers thoughtful lines in an impassioned vocal that flies high in the […]

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The new single from Brown Horse begins with searing guitar and chunky riffs that are immediate and drive the song in typical Brown Horse style. At the heart of Sorrow Reigns are the twin powers of […]
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]
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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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Anyone interested in the history of country music, and its wider influence on this music we call Americana, would do well to check out Sheree Homer’s excellent new book “Under the Influence of Classic Country”. Subtitled […]
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