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Video Premiere: Swearingen & Kelli “Cold-Hearted Truth” (Live on Tom Rush’s “Rockport Sundays”)

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Here’s a brand new version of “Cold-Hearted Truth” from duo Swearingen & Kelli, recorded for Tom Rush’s “Rockport Sundays”.  With a touch of grit and excellent control of her power and volume, Jayne Kelli delivers an […]

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It’s a fairly unusual thing to be attending a gig where all the background on the reasoning for the collaboration and what each of the parts of the equation, folk group The Breath and the larger […]
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And we ask ourselves yet again have we accidentally slipped into a themed week again, as we head off again into the world of well-known folk artists with big new releases.  Let’s see how the week […]
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Benny Bleu’s banjo playing is a timeless thing to watch and hear. We find ourselves drawn in by his hypnotic style and the repetition of sweetly played melodic phrases. It’s the perfect musical backdrop for sensitive […]

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