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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 119

November 10, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

How business should be. Preparing and delivering a radio/Mixcloud show that operates under the banner of association with this esteemed website takes some organisation, thought and the occasional biting of tongue when faced with some of […]

Margo Cilker “Valley Of Heart’s Delight”

September 19, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

A second wonderful instalment of Southern country storytelling from an emerging star. ‘Valley Of Heart’s Delight’ is the follow up to Margo Cilker’s 2021 debut record, the barely pronounceable ‘Pohorylle’. The debut was a massive critical […]

Margo Cilker “With The Middle” – Between the coffee and the wine

September 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

What a song we have to start the week – Margo Cilker’s new album ‘Valley Of Heart’s Delight,’ (15th September) just gives and gives with songs drip-fed as singles that are so perfect in every way. […]

How using Bandcamp supports artists and their music

August 16, 2023 Tim Martin 6

That Spotify and other streaming services pay artists badly is hardly news anymore. Many groups and labels direct you towards Bandcamp, which offers a vastly better payday, as well as giving them control of their music […]

Margo Cilker “Keep it on a Burner” – floating on a stream of consciousness

July 4, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Margo Cilker is set to return with her highly anticipated sophomore LP ‘Valley Of Heart’s Delight’ on September 15th via Fluff & Gravy Records or our dear friends at Loose here in the UK, and she’s […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 1

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]