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Classic Clips: Ray LaMontagne “Shelter” – BBC Four Sessions, 2007

July 4, 2025 Helen Jones 0
2025 marks 20 years since Ray LaMontagne released his debut album “Trouble”, and he’s marked that fact with not just a remastered version of it on vinyl for the first time, but also a tour playing […]
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More “Trouble” from Ray LaMontagne after 20 years!

May 20, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Grammy award winner Ray LaMontagne will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of his seminal debut album, “Trouble“, with a special remastered vinyl edition, set for release June 13th. Additionally, LaMontagne will embark on the […]
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Ray Lamontagne “Long Way Home”

September 20, 2024 Dean Nardi 0
On his ninth album Ray Lamontagne strives to find his power and steps into it on the long way home. You could sum up Ray Lamontagne’s latest album, “Long Way Home,” with a single word. Trouble. […]
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Interview: The Secret Sisters Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle talk about “Mind, Man, Medicine”

May 21, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
The songwriting influence of motherhood and going back home to The Shoals to record. The Secret Sisters have grown up and come home, and their new album, ‘Mind, Man, Medicine’, is the tangible proof of this. […]
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Video: The Secret Sisters “All the Ways” Feat. Ray Lamontagne

March 12, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
On the latest single from The Secret Sisters, Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle are joined by their friend Ray Lamontagne.  He was the first artist to invite the duo out on tour a decade ago and […]

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