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Video Premiere: Matt Pless “Comin’ Through the Rye”

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Check out the new single from folk-punk songwriter Matt Pless. Comin’ Through the Rye, recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis, burns brightly, full of dynamic energy that is matched by the vibrant sequence of images in […]

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Video Premiere: Matt Pless “Comin’ Through the Rye”

June 8, 2026 0
Check out the new single from folk-punk songwriter Matt Pless. Comin’ Through the Rye, recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis, burns brightly, full of dynamic energy that is matched by the vibrant sequence of images in […]
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Something for the weekend: Here’s to Bob Harris

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Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]
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Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

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Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]

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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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To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]
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If History was your favourite class in school, raise your digital hand. Only two? Come on, the subject is not that dull. Now pay attention. Today, we are going to learn about a river called the […]

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