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Album review: DELTA LADIES – Hillbilly Trance Remastered And Expanded

Self release [Release date 01.08.18] The fact that the Delta Ladies have re-mastered and expanded their 2016 ‘Hillbilly Trance’ album suggests they think they are on to a good thing. And they are not wrong. They have expanded their folk … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Glen, album, ambient, Blind Owl Wilson, Danny Bryan, Dee Stone, Delta Ladies, folk, hillbilly, Nick Newall, Otis Taylor, psychedelia, review, roots, trance, Vicky Martin, world
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Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Belle Of The West

Ruf [Release date 17.11.17] Samantha Fish is fast turning into a musical chameleon, as she pursues a broad musical sweep that is well suited to her versatile voice. She’s teamed up with roots producer Luther Dickinson – best known for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Belle Of The West, Emmylou Harris, Hatfitz and Cara, hill county blues, Ian Siegal, Jimbo Mathus, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Junior Kimbrough, Lightnin’ Malcolm, Little Mae, Luther Dickinson, North Mississippi All-Stars, Otis Taylor, R.L. Burnside, review, Samantha Fish, Stevie Nicks, The Black Crows
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Album review: OTIS TAYLOR – Hey Joe Opus Red Meat

Inakustik[Released 02.03.15] Otis Taylor sets himself a tall order by choosing two versions of ‘Hey Joe’ with which to convey a theme and set a high musical standard. He fashions the song to his own end, taking Hendrix’s reading of … Continue reading
Album review: DEVON ALLMAN – Ragged & Dirty

Ruf [Release date 20.10.14] ‘Ragged & Dirty’ takes its inspiration from the late Luther Allison’s funky wah-wah driven title track and provides Devon Allman with his overdue moment in the solo spotlight. It’s a chunky, funky, gritty example of the … Continue reading
Album review: CASSIE TAYLOR – Out Of My Mind

Hypertension [Release date 13.05.13] Having served a 10 year apprenticeship playing bass and singing in her father, modern-day blues innovator Otis Taylor’s band, Cassie Taylor has paid her dues at the age of only 26. With one album already under … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Cassie Taylor, Otis Taylor, Out Of My Mind, review, rock
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