The mandolin has been a favourite instrument of mine since I first heard Chris Hillman play with The Hillmen at the beginning of the 60s. The Telluride Bluegrass Festival has always been a happy hunting ground […]
That’s it for another dry and hot week dear reader. The rain is coming but cool down in the meantime with a new stripped back version of a song from an album we glowingly reviewed last […]
Top drawer New Appalachian Folk. Formerly known as Mandolin Orange. Better known to their friends and families as Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. Irrespective of the name change, New Appalachian Folk is still their stock in […]
Watchhouse is Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz embarking on a new artistic journey into an uncharted wilderness — and finding a clarity of purpose through it all. Their new direction isn’t so different from their old […]
“Someday we’ll be older…at least we’re all in this together,” sing Watchhouse on their delicate, calming single ‘New Star’ and, after our lives have been on hold for so many months, these simple, direct lines feel […]
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