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Live Review: Furnace Mountain, Green Note, London – 5th April 2024

April 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Furnace Mountain is a four-piece string band originally from Virginia but now based in West Virginia – pretty close to the respective borders.  The group comprises Aimee Curl (bass guitar, vocals), ‘Fiddlin’ Dave van Deventer (fiddle, […]

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Previews

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

June 30, 2026 0
A band renowned for the power of their performances, Rose’s Pawn Shop, described by some as the hottest roots music show to come out of Los Angeles, has just announced a UK summer tour which starts […]
Album Reviews

Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”

June 30, 2026 0
Gentle indie-folk ruminations on life’s purpose and direction. This album of Jonathon Penn’s is, as signified from its title, an artistic and life-influenced bildungsroman, and presumably a cathartic way of dealing with change and discovery. Having […]
Tracks

Folk Tracks Roundup – June 2026

June 30, 2026 0
It’s the middle of the year, as I write, it’s the weekend of the solstice. A great time for a theme of Summerland and Wicker Man-inspired songs. Would we take a Blood On Satan’s Claw tribute? […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Classic Clips: Elvis Costello “Cowgirl in the Sand” Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, 2010

March 3, 2023 0
Costello and Young have got history through the former’s appearances at the latter’s Bridge concerts even appearing on stage together to rip up ‘Down By The River’ which can be found on YouTube too but for […]
Book Reviews

Paperback Riders: Dana Spiotta “Stone Arabia”

March 27, 2026 0
“Stone Arabia” is a fascinating enigma of a novel, unflinching in its portrayal of a brother and sister: he the small-time rock ‘n roller and she the supplier of adulation, and their dynamic built up over […]
Tracks

Amanda Palmer & Rhiannon Giddens “It’s A Fire” – Listen

September 29, 2020 0
Amanda “F@cking” Palmer and Rhiannon “I accept this award” Giddens have teamed up to record a version of the Portishead song ‘It’s a Fire‘ to raise money to support the Free Black University Fund.  The song […]

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