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New single from Heidi Talbot features Mark Knopfler, album date announced

March 23, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Heidi Talbot has announced their latest album, ‘Sing it For a Lifetime‘, will be released on 20th May. This, her eighth album, comes after the 2020 co-written album with Matt Rollins’ Mosaic‘. The album was written […]
News

Doc n’Roll Film Festivals return this week

October 26, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
After cancelling last year, the national festival of music documentaries returns for the eighth Doc n’ Roll. The programme includes 34 feature-length music documentaries plus eight shorts, screening in 11 cities across the United Kingdom and […]
Album Reviews

Teddy Thompson and Jenni Muldaur “Teddy & Jenni do George & Tammy: A Tribute to the Duets of George Jones and Tammy Wynette”

September 6, 2021 Emily Dongray 0
A couple of EPs honouring country couples by a couple of children born of famous couples! Teddy Thompson and Jenni Muldaur. Both children of famous folk duos and both accomplished musicians in their own right are […]
Columns

Clint’s Classic Clips: Dolly Parton “Coat of Many Colors” ‘Parkinson’ 1979

July 23, 2021 Clint West 0
The Queen of Country Music gives a spellbinding performance on the BBC’s ‘Parkinson’ show. Michael Parkinson hosted a chat show on the BBC from 1971 to 1982, later returning from 1998-2004 and finishing with a short […]
Album Reviews

Kelley Swindall “You Can Call Me Darlin’ If You Want” (Velvet Elk Records, 2020)

October 5, 2020 Viv Fish 0
It is hard to believe this is a debut album and that this wannabe actress, turned singer-songwriter, was inspired to change course only after heartbreak inspired revenge. This album packs a punch so forthright that anyone […]

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Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

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Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

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Image taken at Maverick Festival

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

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Jerry Joseph, Water Rats 8/7/26

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Live Reviews
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Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”

Album Reviews
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Interviews

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"
Album Reviews

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0
Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]
Image taken at Maverick Festival
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0
If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

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  • Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow
  • Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026
  • Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”
  • Boulder Fields roll into autumn with a brand new album
  • Lambchop “The New World Wave” – a family saga
  • Video: Ian Prowse “The Cleaner” feat. Elvis Costello – on the frontline in the class war
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  • Ian C Rothery: Hi Bradley, apologies for my mistake and thanks for the correction. The band were great and the drums sounded fantastic.
  • Bradley K Rosen: Hi. No biggie but I, Bradley K Rosen was playing drums for Jerry that night. Steve couldn’t make this tour…
  • Andy Short: Thanks Alan, certainly one of the best albums I have had the pleasure of reviewing this year. Up there with…

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Interviews

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

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Album Reviews

Sean Rowe “New Lore” (Anti, 2017)

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I really try to be fair when writing these reviews. I try not to get too caught up in my own taste, try to be a little bit objective at least, measure the records against what […]
Album Reviews

Alex Rex “Vermillion” (Tin Angel Records 2017)

August 24, 2017 0
Alex Rex (as Alex Neilson) is the singer, songwriter and drummer from Tumbling Bells. And that is just the start. In musical circles and beyond, this musician from Glasgow, has a huge reputation. Rhythmically, he appears unexpectedly, […]
Videos

Video: Elijah Ocean “Down this Road”

March 19, 2018 0
There’s a nice Laurel Canyon/Tom Petty vibe to the new single from LA singer-songwriter Elijah Ocean.  We like it.

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