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Ben Stubbs “Light of my Life”

September 29, 2023 Viv Fish 0
A debut album with all the makings of a classic. Music and songwriting have long been a passion for Isle of Wight-born Ben Stubbs. Since his first single release in 2013, Stubbs has played extensively and […]
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Interview: Terre Roche on gigging across America with sister Maggie in 1970

April 13, 2023 Martin Johnson 2
Learning to play the guitar by watching TV with Laura Weber. The Roches carved out their own niche in music from the late ‘70s to the ‘90s and while they were marketed as a folk act […]
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Classic Clips: Paul Simon and George Harrison “Homeward Bound” Saturday Night Live 1976

October 21, 2022 Viv Fish 0
There is nothing quite like live music and with the subsequent power of television to spread the experience, we are fortunate that we don’t always have to be there in the room to enjoy it. Fresh […]
Videos

Video: Paul Simon “Still Crazy After All These Years”

November 26, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
So, it’s Thanksgiving for our American friends.  The perfect way to celebrate is to watch one of the great singer-songwriters dressed as a turkey for Saturday Night Live.  When he realises how ridiculous he looks, Paul […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Paul Simon “Wristband”

November 23, 2020 Tim Martin 0
Last time on the Chain Gang Paul Villers tried to throw a curve ball with his very useful advice on ordering beer in Spanish. The fab St. Paul and the Broken Bones are a new favourite […]

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Elgin and the Marbles “The Sun Never Sets”

March 23, 2026 0
An ambitious debut album that bravely tackles some very British subjects with an americana-folk twang. The genre may be americana – and America is most certainly struggling with its own set of problems right now – […]
Album Reviews

Jack Studer “Falling Forward”

March 23, 2026 0
An album with some credible moments and interesting songs which lay the foundations for his solo career. Country music can divide opinion at the best of times. It’s praised for its tropes and cliches as often […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

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The last three weeks have been a struggle. The events in the Middle East have been horrific in their scale and scope. These are events of global significance, and if we didn’t know it then, we […]

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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2
At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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Jackson Scribner “Family Gatherings” – Listen

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OK – here’s the deal. I can’t be bothered to write some jocular comment about the dangers of ‘Family Gatherings‘ in our current times and you sure as hell don’t want to read some jocular comment […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Rachel Garlin “Morning Lullaby”

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There’s a gentle, light, summery feel to Rachel Garlin’s latest single ‘Morning Lullaby’.   It’s a similar vibe to last year’s well-received EP ‘The State We Are In’ – infectious, catchy and full of heart.  Garlin often […]
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I’m With Her “Call My Name” – Listen

February 6, 2019 0
Any band that consists of Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan is going to be worth listening to – but we all know that already.  What makes this particular gorgeously harmonising song tenderly beseeching a lover to […]

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