Echo | Ben Walker
We became aware of the exceptional talents of Ben Walker the moment he applied subtle, inventive...
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by Colin Irwin
We became aware of the exceptional talents of Ben Walker the moment he applied subtle, inventive...
Read MoreThere’s no stopping Rhiannon Giddens at the moment. She’s a force of nature, or at least of...
Read Moreby Ian Anderson
Look, you know me and ‘Americana’ singer-songwriters. I’m not fond of ‘em. Hard to convince. But...
Read Moreby Colin Irwin
Amy Thatcher’s considerable credentials as an accordeon player, composer and musical adventurer...
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Comprising six full albums and bonus tracks, all well remastered and housed inside the box in...
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Ah, here they are again! I’d wondered if California’s splendid inhabitants of the outer atmosphere...
Read Moreby Vic Smith
This is the fifth album by the Malian greats since their stunning debut Segu Blue in 2006. Each...
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It must be great being in Leveret. You know, to be so instinctively brilliant that you don’t have...
Read MoreWhen the first chords of Lawrence Of California blast out of the speakers, it’s enough to make you...
Read Moreby Colin Irwin
Pop-up groups (let’s avoid saying ‘supergroups’) have been, well, popping up all over the place in...
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Decidedly odd, but in an amazingly good way. Bâton Bleu are a duo of Maria Laurent – who we’ve...
Read Moreby Ian Anderson
And so, with the last thirty years’ ‘crate diggers’ having thoroughly explored the ‘golden ages’...
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