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Wonky Tonk “Wonk On” – Listen

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We’re not going to pretend that a band with a name like Wonky Tonk singing a song called ‘Wonk On‘ isn’t likely to provoke thoughts of whimsy and quirkiness – maybe it’ll sound something like […]

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Jarrod Dickenson “Big Talk”

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Jarrod Dickenson returns with a flourish and a bang on this defiant album. Keenly anticipated by many who have been kept in limbo awaiting the follow-up to Jarrod Dickenson’s 2017 ‘Ready The Horses’ album, ‘Big […]

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Joost Dijkema “After Thunder Sun”

February 7, 2023 0

The third album from a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who writes, sings and plays all of the instruments. ‘After Thunder Sun’ is the third album from Joost Dijkema, a Dutch multi-instrumentalist who not only writes, sings and […]

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Simon Rowe “Everybody’s Thinking”

February 7, 2023 0

Mojave 3 alumni returns with shimmering, hazy debut. Gently starting with an instrumental called ‘Croxted Crows’, this album slowly unfolds as a sweetly pastoral, gentle, psychedelic delight. There are minor chords and delicate harmonies, phased […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. […]

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Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

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AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly […]

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Here are all the GRAMMY roots winners from Sunday

News
February 7, 2023 0

It was the 65th GRAMMY awards on Sunday (the CAPS in GRAMMY is always so jarring, it feels like they’re shouting) although we got distracted by the final episode of Happy Valley so forgive us […]

Interview: Ron Sexsmith on nearing 60 and leaving Toronto

Interviews
February 7, 2023 0

Take a pinch of Ray Davies, a slice of R&B, and the essence of Leonard Cohen and Gordon Lightfoot. Ron Sexsmith is a singer and a songwriter who excels at both functions. He didn’t release […]

Jarrod Dickenson “Big Talk”

Album Reviews
February 7, 2023 0

Jarrod Dickenson returns with a flourish and a bang on this defiant album. Keenly anticipated by many who have been kept in limbo awaiting the follow-up to Jarrod Dickenson’s 2017 ‘Ready The Horses’ album, ‘Big […]

Tina Ross “Summers Like These” – let’s stay like this forever

Tracks
February 7, 2023 0

The latest single from Tina Ross is a classy cut of singer-songwriter perfection.  Word rich, and emotionally sung, Tina Ross sings romantically of love, and of a time “when love was soft.”  It’s a reflection […]

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Video: Ruston Kelly “The Weakness”

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February 7, 2023 0

Shades of grey fill the screen as Ruston Kelly’s Jazzmaster guitar drones through the new video for ‘The Weakness’.  The video tells the tale of a teen girl who struggles with the weight of domestic […]

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