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Ever on the move creatively, and in terms of playing far and wide across the world, Justin Townes Earle’s music this time takes him to Memphis (although it was recorded at Echo Mountain studios, Ashville, North Carolina) in terms of style. But in many ways, lyrically it is as before more of his diary-like…
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Mother Banjo is the guise used by innovative Minneapolis singer-songwriter, banjoist Ellen Stanley it is a clever one too. Like fellow boundary crossing banjo act, Danny Barnes Stanley likewise, bends the rules as she embraces traditional, alt-country and Americana.
An accomplished vocalist who learnt classical…
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If you like traditional, rustic as an old fence post blues sung by a rough-edged, old timey voice then Duluth, Minnesota bluesman Charlie Parr is just what the doctor ordered. His sympathetic handling of the music is enough for past legends of…
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Recorded in the home studios of folk singer-songwriters Dave Carter (1952-2002) and Tracy Grammer between 1997-2002 the tapes at the time were deemed surplus by the duo, for inclusion on albums they were currently on. Till…
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For his final album on Curb Records (America) Texas country music exponent Lyle Lovett has come through with as you would expect yet another intriguing recording. Lovett’s affinity with western swing and jazz is never far away as he covers a bunch of interesting selections. As he has versions of not only the title track (a country hit for…
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Fresh from becoming recipients of three CMA Awards last fall and two Grammy nominations this year the Perry sibling act of Kimberly, Reid and Neil (The Band perry) now have their self-titled debut album on general release in the UK. Sure, it has a lot of the…
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New folk act Andra Suchy is from North Dakota, the same State as fellow singer-songwriter, contemporary act Shawn Colvin and though as yet to provide work as unerringly strong as the later Suchy has toured extensively and played on the same bill as Brad…
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Singer-songwriter Drew Nelson is a superb talent and has the benefit of youthful energy to his work to help reel the listener in and he doesn’t waste any of it either. A busy, hardworking act his lyrics and music sneaks into cracks of the listener’s soul as he bends into shape stories that travel across America’s vast and varied…
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Folk pop singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding through his innovative style, shrewd wit and observation of life has that little extra pep that all too many lack acts as they get older neglect. Become lazy if you like, or perhaps complacent would be a better term as they forget their audience. But that is not the case with JWH who in many ways has a similar feel to…
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Pulled from three albums, and five previously unreleased studio tracks that include two originals the 18-track compilation is this first-ever retrospective of the four-piece. Who enjoyed…
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Immediately I heard the voice and music of Texas Oklahoma border recording debutant, Byron Dowd I recognised a quality you struggle to find these days in country music. For he obtains the perfect balance between traditional…
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Tom Billington spent a decade fronting the indie band, Mohair before he turned solo, and now with him currently writing music for Tv, film, theatre etc he is running at full bore. As Luck Would Have It is his second album and such is the quality the future looks most rosy for consummate…
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Master folk blues guitarist, singer-songwriter Martin Simpson has worked both sides of the Atlantic for the past thirty-five years, and his music just gets better. One of the world’s finest exponents of acoustic side guitar, Simpson for this album calls on a bunch of English folk acts (Jon Boden, Richard Thompson, Andy Cutting, Andy Seward,…
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When it comes to modern-day (post 1980) traditional country music there is one man who stands head and shoulders above the rest, his name is George Strait. He has consistently recorded great records and made no concessions with his music. Sure, Garth Brooks challenged him for a spell and to his eternal credit travelled the world but Texan…
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Welsh-born folk singer-songwriter Jack Harris has been described by no less a mortal than, genial American singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell, as ‘a priest of song who holds himself to a rigorous, ancient code of beauty…
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Young, aspiring UK singer-songwriter Dan Raza is fast creating a following within the trade as well as with the public. He has impressed among others; Slaid Cleaves, Mary Gauthier and Chris Farlowe for whom he has opened, plus Joan Armatrading was so taken with his creative songwriting she recently had him accompany her on a recent…
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