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John Cowan and Andrea Zonn “The HercuLeons“

April 4, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0
Sumptuous collection from long-time musical friends. With many decades of musical endeavour behind them playing with the likes of The Doobie Brothers (Cowan) and James Taylor, Lyle Lovett and Vince Gill (Zonn), ‘John Cowan and Andrea […]

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Dale Watson “Unwanted”

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Oklahoma jamgrassers The Steppers announce release of sophomore album

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Spencer Cullum “Coin Collection 3”

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Album Reviews

Dale Watson “Unwanted”

April 15, 2026 0
The King of Ameripolitan is alive and well. The term legend is an overused description, but in Dale Watson’s case, it’s a perfect fit. Originally cutting his teeth on Houston’s honky tonk circuit and releasing his […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band, Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans – 7th April 2026

April 15, 2026 0
As his set came to an end and a couple members of The Roadhouse Band scurried offstage for a quick bathroom break, Ryan Davis set down his guitar, turned to the audience, and just smiled. There […]
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Album Reviews

Sons of Town Hall “Of Ghosts and Gods”

April 15, 2026 0
A magnificent, imaginative journey impeccably blending folk and americana along the way. Singer-songwriters Ben Parker and David Berkley are Sons of Town Hall. A project born over a decade ago in a London pub. For this […]

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  • Live Review: Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band, Chickie Wah Wah, New Orleans – 7th April 2026
  • Sons of Town Hall “Of Ghosts and Gods”
  • Oklahoma jamgrassers The Steppers announce release of sophomore album
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
Interviews

Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

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Video Premiere: Malcolm MacWatt “Out On the Western Plain” (feat. Pat McManus)

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Check out the latest video from Scotland’s Malcolm MacWatt.  ‘Out On the Western Plain’ was originally a Lead Belly song but it was the Rory Gallagher version that inspired MacWatt, whose re-imagining of the song emphasises the […]
Album Reviews

American Pleasure Dome “American Pleasure Dome” (Independent, 2019)

November 25, 2019 0
There is a Buddhist saying that, ‘The body ages, the mind doesn’t age’. At 53 years of age, Hans Schumacha, American Pleasure Dome’s leader and songwriter may have reflected on this saying when releasing this eponymous […]
Videos

Video: Street Arts & Friends “Isolation”

June 22, 2020 0
This is an inspiring collaboration to start your week.  Street Arts is an organisation in Stratford-Upon-Avon that supports the homeless, vulnerable and socially isolated.  Alongside the users of Street Arts, 29 musicians have worked on this […]

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