Van Plating

Video Premiere: Van Plating “Orange Blossom Child”

March 11, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video premiere of ‘Orange Blossom Child’ – a love letter to her childhood from Florida’s Van Plating. The shuffling rhythms and stirring guitar hook you in. Van Plating’s catchy vocal performance, reinforced by melodic […]

Mince Pie Mondays – is that a thing now?

December 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

What’s this? What’s this? Mince Pie Mondays…could it be…can it really be… back-to-back Christmas tunes in an Americana / Folk mode? Yes, it is. It really is. You’ll recall that last Friday we had the last […]

Interview: Van Plating explains why she is an Orange Blossom child

November 1, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How to bring a sense of Florida to a mix of indie pop, bluegrass and country. To most Brits, Florida is viewed as a holiday destination, but it also has a respectable music tradition as it […]

Track Premiere: Ed Snodderly with Van Plating “Better Just Ride The Mule”

October 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Following hard on the heels of Ed Snodderly‘s latest album ‘Chimney Smoke‘ comes this stripped down version of the album’s lead off song (which by coincidence we also premiered back in June). On this new version […]

Van Plating “Orange Blossom Child”

October 5, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 1

With ‘Orange Blossom Child,’ Florida’s Van Plating comes up with her most mature album yet. If you have what ‘Orange Blossom Child,’ the title of Van Plating’s new album refers to, you would have to know about […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

August 6, 2026 0

Here’s the sound of the summer; Marianne is upbeat folk from singer-songwriter Karl Bray. Featuring guitar from Paul Phillips, former member of Pooh Sticks, Marianne opens with a light strum before the song settles into its swaying […]

Video Premiere: Van Plating “Orange Blossom Child”

Mince Pie Mondays – is that a thing now?

Interview: Van Plating explains why she is an Orange Blossom child

Track Premiere: Ed Snodderly with Van Plating “Better Just Ride The Mule”

Van Plating “Orange Blossom Child”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

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