Editorial's Blog Posts Tagged 'John' (7)

Next week John Murry begins his first solo headline UK tour in support or the release last summer of The Graceless Age; featuring Tim Mooney, once of …

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With their last two albums, ”Made For Rock n Roll” (2011) and ”Hell Of A Ride” (2012), along with constantly being on the road, performing over 150 gigs a year – no wonder John Lindberg Trio’s fanbase has grown at an…

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 MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST JOHN COLLETTA ORIGINALLY THE SINGER SONGWRITER BLAMED FOR THE SCOTTISH FOLKABILLY PHENOMENON “THE HUMPFF FAMILY” - HAS RECORDED A NEW CD “...LIVING IN HOPE...” - AVAILABLE FROM…

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2010 WCMA Nominee and ISC Americana finalist Gordie Tentrees is about to release his album "Mercy or Sin" in Europe hitting Germany, Holland and Belgium with ever present multi-instrumentalist Ken Hermanson. In the UK they will be joined by 2010 Juno Award, WCMA and Canadian Folk Music Nominee John Wort Hannam for a string of dates in Scotland and England.



Europe Tour Dates

Nov. 3 McMuellers, Linnich-Kofferen,… Continue

Award winning yodeller Jimmy Rogers and Hank Williams aficionado, John Lilly from West Virginia, is set for a return to Scotland as invited guest to The Shetlands for The Thomas Fraser Memorial Festival and for a Medicine Show Scottish Tour with me Rob Ellen.



Its Johns third visit, last time he came he had just won a brand new Washburn Guitar with his name engraved in the finger board, due to winning… Continue

As the 2010 Thomas Fraser Festival is gearing up, I attempts to explain why the UK's love of Country music can perhaps in good measure be traced back to this one mans passion.



The Festival is being held from 11th to 14th November. Award winning yodeller Jimmy Rogers and Hank Williams aficionado, John Lilly from West Virginia will be returning as a climax to his November Scottish Tour. Meanwhile Chris… Continue

John Peel died 26th October 2004 of a heart attack on holiday in Peru. Where did those five years go? I remember the shock and loss vividly. Just testament to the man and to his broadcasting legend, a whole nation fell into grief and not just the musicians and music fans of this nation who to a man and woman he had a uniquely personal effect on. Politicians and public figures and proletariat lined up with the music…

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