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Shakey Graves “Fondness, Etc.”

May 6, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0
Shakey Graves ploughs his own furrow in atmospheric and enigmatic fashion with songs and a sound which draw you in. He may have a name which sounds as if he should be a cemetery worker in […]
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Shakey Graves shows his “Fondness, Etc.” for the UK with some summer dates and an album

March 19, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
Shakey Graves, one of America’s most inventive DIY musicians and singer-songwriters, has announced the forthcoming release of his new fifth studio album, Fondness, Etc. which is slated to release on May 15th on Secret Identity / […]

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The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”

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LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?

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Video Premiere: Bob Hillman “Interesting Friends”

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Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”

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Features

The Song Remains: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)

August 3, 2026 0
Busker, songwriter and actor who helped keep Ireland’s culture on the world’s stage. Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the early morning of Wednesday 29 July in West […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”

August 3, 2026 0
To twist the words of Father Ted towards current politics, I’m not thinking of madness and idiocy, or indeed the faults of the Catholic church, but the call to arms this week by the current PM. […]
Tracks

LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?

August 3, 2026 0
We’ve been with Lebarons since the 2018 singles leading up to their first album, their last release was Days Are Mountains some three years back, and this is their latest single.  Should we guess at a […]

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  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 247 “Careful… Now!”
  • LeBarons “Running River” – when will the good time arrive?
  • Video Premiere: Bob Hillman “Interesting Friends”
  • Something for the weekend: case/lang/veirs “People Have The Power”
  • Jack Browning to release his long awaited second album in September
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Jason Isbell performs four-song set on ‘Prairie Home Companion’

November 16, 2016 0
Some great clips here if you click through.  Rolling Stone Country reports: “Over the weekend, Jason Isbell became the latest Americana heavyweight to appear on the newly reincarnated Prairie Home Companion, now hosted by roots musician […]
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Track premiere: The Sound of Ghosts “I’m Gonna Be Free”

January 18, 2018 0
“I’m Gonna Be Free” is the new single from LA based americana roots collective The Sound of Ghosts who kind of do their own thing in terms of an americana sound and are all the better […]
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Something for the long weekend: Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams “Live Forever”

August 26, 2022 0
Well that’s it for another week dear reader, and we leave you with news that New West Records and Pedernales Records have announced details of ‘Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver’, a new 12-track […]

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