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Preeper Rhaye MacKay “Wood & Wire”

October 31, 2024 Andrew Raw 0
Atmospheric traditional Appalachian folk with beautiful harmonies. Vocalist Jessica Rhaye, guitarist Bill Preeper and multi-instrumentalist Sandy MacKay were together in the Canadian folk-rock band The Ramshackle Parade, which has produced two albums “Just Like a Woman […]
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We’re pleased to premiere the new single from Canadian band Jessica Rhaye & The Ramshackle Parade.  Taken from the forthcoming album ‘Sunshine Baby’, due to drop on 5th May 2023, ‘I Won’t Break’ is an intense and […]

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