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Riches in Lockdown: Helen Jones’s Review of 2020

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It’s true that 2020 has been a disappointing year for many reasons, but one of the bright spots has been the massive amount of music we’ve been handed. In what was a veritable embarrassment of […]

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The top 10 Lori McKenna songs

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I first discovered Lori McKenna in maybe little of an unusual way: while you may only know Mandy Moore as an actress, or have a vague memory of her limited success in the UK as […]

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Brandy Clark + Jim Lauderdale, Sage, Gateshead, 30th October 2017

November 9, 2017 Maurice Hope 0

Like fellow country singer-songwriters Angaleena Presley and Kacy Musgrave, Brandy Clark has a wonderful, at times sassy, sense of humour. She starts off a little serious, a little dark, but still okay, but then around […]

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Loretta Lynn “Still Woman Enough”

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Lynn’s 50th solo release is a fine celebration of women in country/Americana. Regarded by many as reigning Queen of Country Music, Loretta Lynn has more than 50 years as a recording and touring artist under […]

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Emily Moment “The Party’s Over”

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So-so country, folk and blues-rock debut from this transatlantic troubadour – choose your Moment carefully. London-based, American singer-songwriter Emily Moment says her debut full-length solo album, ‘The Party’s Over’, is about hitting a wall and […]

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Ben de la Cour “Shadow Land”

April 13, 2021 1

Dark reflections from a troubled troubadour. Ben de la Cour seems to tick all the boxes for the troubled troubadour blueprint….addictions (alcohol and opiates). Check. Heavy touring schedules. Check. Rehab. Check. Mental health issues/psychiatric institutions. […]

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Leon Majcen “World Gone By” – Listen

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Sometimes a song just speaks for itself, and this is one of those times.  Tampa based Leon Majcen released this new song on April 7th, and the reason is pretty obvious when you give it […]

Video Premiere: Haymakers “A Lot of Good Girls (Will Go Bad)”

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Featuring beautiful mandolin and harmony vocals, the premiere of Haymakers’ ‘A Lot of Good Girls (Will Go Bad)’ will have you tapping your feet.  This is the first single from the upcoming album, ‘Live at […]

Classic Americana Albums: Lambchop “Is A Woman”

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April 14, 2021 1

Lambchop is listed as a Nashville band, or at least that’s where the band’s mastermind Kurt Wagner started out as a guy laying down parquet or laminate floors around town, trying to earn a daily […]

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Loretta Lynn “Still Woman Enough”

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April 14, 2021 0

Lynn’s 50th solo release is a fine celebration of women in country/Americana. Regarded by many as reigning Queen of Country Music, Loretta Lynn has more than 50 years as a recording and touring artist under […]

Video: The Wandering Hearts “Gold”

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With a typically excellent vocal performance and soaring chorus, The Wandering Hearts bring you their latest single, ‘Gold’.  The song explores the idea that when you’re wounded and broken after challenging times, the scars will […]

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