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New Indigo Girl Amy Ray album features an abundance of special guests

September 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Indigo Girl Amy Ray will release her sixth solo album ‘Holler’ on November 2nd on Daemon Records, referencing traditional country, Southern rock, mountain music, gospel and bluegrass, Ray tipping her hat to the great Jim Ford 1969 release ‘Harlan […]
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Cambridge Folk Festival, Cherry Hinton Hall, 27-30 July 2017

August 7, 2017 Jeremy Searle 1
Every festival, everywhere, delivers a special moment or two, things that it will be remembered for in years to come.  This year’s Cambridge Folk Festival was no different, with two hugely significant moments. The first was […]
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Indigo Girls, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 29th July 2017

August 7, 2017 Keith Clifford 1
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers took to the stage to rapturous applause and resounding cheers.  It’s been eight years since they last toured the UK and it was clear that the Indigo Girls had been missed […]

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American Aquarium announce new album out this month plus UK dates

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American Aquarium’s new album, New Ways to Lose, will be released on 26th June 2026 via Losing Side Records/Thirty Tigers. After an extensive North American tour, the band will be returning to Europe for dates in […]
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Susto Stringband “Susto Stringband (Volume 2)”

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

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With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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Classic Clips: The Lost Gonzo Band with Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn “London Homesick Blues” – live from Texas Roadhouse, 1991

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London Homesick Blues appears on Jerry Jeff Walker’s iconic 1973 live album, ¡Viva Terlingua! (1973). Recorded in Luckenbach, Texas, with The Lost Gonzo Band, the song was written and sung by band member Gary P. Nunn. It […]
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Josh Ritter announces UK and Euro dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of his breakout album “Hello Starling”

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Following the release of his most recent album ‘Spectral Lines’ last month (and reviewed by AUK here), Josh Ritter has announced he will be returning to the UK and Europe later this year for a run […]
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Track Premiere: 3 Pairs Of Boots “Reno”

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This latest single from North Californian band 3 Pairs of Boots is a little different from their previously featured songs. 3 Pairs Of Boots (and we’ve never been able to ascertain who has the most boots, […]

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