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Live Review: Far From Saints, Tyne Theatre & Opera House, Newcastle upon Tyne – 19th November 2023

November 29, 2023 Viv Fish 1
Having reviewed their debut, eponymous album earlier this year it was a sheer delight to see Far From Saints live in the Grade I listed Tyne Theatre & Opera House in Newcastle upon Tyne. The stunning […]
Videos

Video: Black Deer Festival – Far From Saints

June 15, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
For today’s video, we’re celebrating another act we’re looking forward to performing at Black Deer Festival this weekend.  Building on their recent debut single (check it out here), Far From Saints deliver another stunning song in ‘Screaming […]
Features

Live Preview: Black Deer Festival, Eridge Park, Kent – 16th-18th June 2023

June 13, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
At last last year’s Black Deer Festival, a moment of high drama saw an electrical storm and a huge downpour bring an early end to Saturday night’s proceedings.   With just days to go before the first […]
Videos

Video: Far From Saints “Let’s Turn This Back Around”

February 9, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Far From Saints deliver an outstanding debut single in ‘Let’s Turn This Back Around’.  The new band features the talents of Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker from The Wind and the Wave and Kelly Jones of […]

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The Male Pattern - I Was Shot In The Heart 2026

The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”

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The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”

October 8, 2026 0
A dramatic modern-day tale of alienation and its tragic consequences, skilfully and humourously told by an expert storyteller. This record is a humorous, disconcerting yet ultimately riveting soap opera. Its episodic nature makes you want to […]
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Élise LeBlanc “Lavender Honey” – honkey-tonk romance

October 8, 2026 0
Ah, Lavender Honey, is there anything sweeter and yet so aromatic? Better than clover honey. Élise LeBlanc agrees, it seems, although…we are not 100% sure that we’re thinking of the same thing. Well, let’s rejoice in […]
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Video Premiere: Wyatt Lowe “Deserts” – Let me lay down and rest

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The new single from Wyatt Lowe is immediately captivating. Opening with heavenly steel lifted by light percussion, Desert bursts into life with more urgent and ranging guitar, moody sounds that locate us in the desert. This […]

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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Steep Canyon Rangers “Sweet Spot” – touching bluegrass nirvana

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All different things can be a ‘Sweet Spot‘ and bluegrass champions Steep Canyon Rangers list a large number of them on their new single which emerged about a week ago.  Of the track banjo player Graham […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 45

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Worse than ever……. This blog was set up as I retreated to the shed at the bottom of my garden to teach my lessons as we plunged into lockdown nearly two years ago. This morning I […]

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