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Album review: STEVIE JONES AND THE WILDFIRES – Clarity In Dusk

Wildfire Sessions Productions www.steviejones.com [Release date 13.10.23] This album was born out of solitary walks late in the day in the local countryside during Lockdown. That locality includes Helpston in East Northants where the artist Stevie Jones is a regular … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, alt folk, alt rock, Americana, Clarity In Dusk, review, rock, Stevie Jones And The Wildfires
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Album review: WARD KNUTUR TOWNES – Unanswered

Betty Beetroot Records [Release date 06.10.23] Ward Knutur Townes found their sound when the world fell silent in 2020. These three singer-songwriters, (Lucy Ward, Svavar Knutur and Adyn Townes) were selected to take part in a virtual global music sharing experiment … Continue reading
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Tagged Adyn Townes, album, alt folk, folk, Lucy Ward, melodic, review, Svavar Knutur, Unanswered, Ward Knutur Townes
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Album review: SHRED KELLY – Like A Rising Sun

Devil Duck Records [Release date 03.07.20] Where do these excellent bands keep appearing from? Shred Kelly are another one, a five piece alt folk rock band (and not a speed metal band as their name may suggest) hailing from Canada … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt folk, folk, folk rock, Like A Rising Sun, melodic, pop rock, review, Shred Kelly
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Gig review: THE YOUNG FOLK – Surya, King’s Cross, London,15 May 2014
It’s amazing the gig venues you keep discovering in London as I had never heard of the Surya before and it has a whole host of gigs put on by the promoters Glasswerks. A dinky little venue with a bar … Continue reading
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Tagged alt folk, folk, gig review, King's Cross, Surya, the Fureys, The Young Folk, Thursday 15th May 2014
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