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Billy Rice – Just Saying (2015)
FLAC | 264 MB | UL | Born in Ohio, Billy moved to Florida at age 7. He bought his first guitar from Sear’s & Roebuck by mowing lawns and saving money. For some reason, he just had this burning...
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Keith Richards Talks Influences and Musicianship with Noisey’s “Guitar Moves”...
If you could sit down with The Rolling Stones legendary guitar player... Read more »
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Freight Train Boogie Show #319
FTB Show #319 features the new album by Patty Griffin called Servant Of Love. Also new music from The Bottle Rockets, Brian Ritchey, and Colin Linden. Here’s the iTunes link to subscribe to the FTB...
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GospelbeacH. Pacific Surf Line. Alive Natural Sound Records
Well the nights are drawing in and it’s a strange time to be extolling the virtues of an album as sunny as Pacific Surf Line, an album that might require some sunscreen to be applied before listening....
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Betty Soo. When We’re Gone. Independent release.
Still banging on about the Glasgow Americana Festival (which starts today folks, see here for details) we were surprised to find Betty Soo scheduled to appear. Blabber’n’Smoke encountered Betty’s fine...
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Glasgow Americana Round Up Pt. 1
Blink and you’ll miss it. Well, not quite but Glasgow’s annual celebration of all things country and, well, Americana, is indeed small but as so often happens it’s also perfectly formed – five days of...
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Ben Rogers. The Bloodred Yonder. Tonic Records
2015 just gets better and better with each month throwing up some fantastic roots records and Vancouver’s Ben Rogers is not one to disappoint us with The Bloodred Yonder one of the most vibrant slices...
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Glasgow Americana Round Up Pt. 2
Back to The Glad Cafe for the evening’s entertainment and the small hall is packed to the rafters for this show. Opener Curtis McMurtry is the 24-year-old son of James McMurtry and grandson of author...
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Glasgow Americana Roundup Pt. 3
Sunday and the action has shifted from the South Side to the city centre, The CCA in Sauchiehall Street, for two shows, an afternoon matinee and the closing concert of the Festival, Hazy...
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Rita Hosking. Frankie and The No-Go Road. Independent release.
Quietly, almost surreptitiously, Rita Hosking, like the teacher she is, has over the years gently led her listeners into her world of softly stated folk music, an amalgam of sunny California and...
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Pokey LaFarge. Glasgow Art School. Friday 9th October 2015
Blabber’n’Smoke first encountered Pokey LaFarge in 2009 playing solo in a small church hall during the Edinburgh Festival. Armed only with his guitar, a plastic kazoo and his stentorian voice he was a...
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Woody Pines. Woody Pines. Muddy Roots Music Recordings
The spine of this CD has printed on it Country Blues – Rag Time – Viper Jazz and Woody Pines latest album pretty much does what it says on the cover. Pines honed his act initially as a street...
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Phil Cook. Southland Mission. Thirty Tigers/Middle West Records
Who’s Phil Cook you may ask. Well, Blabber’n’Smoke saw him play to a packed ABC O2 this week in support of The Tallest Man On Earth. Dwarfed by the stage Cook and his electric guitar delivered a short...
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Jam Grass Festival 2015 – Launch Party
JamGrass 2015, Melbourne’s ‘Psychedelic String’ festival will take place on Saturday 7 November at the new location, Bundoora Park in Bundoora. Rising star Harts will be the headliner, bringing his...
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Coy Poole – The Music of Songwriter Coy Poole (2015)
320 kbps | 125 MB | UL | Genre ranges from country, blues, and soft rock to acoustic solo singer / songwriter. Honest and straight from the heart lyrics about; love, life, whiskey and the song. A...
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The Chapin Sisters – Today’s Not Yesterday (2015)
Their first album of original songs in five years (with an Everly Brothers cover album in between), Today’s Not Yesterday was inspired partly by the duo’s move from Los Angeles to New York and the...
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Boxcar Lilies – Knockout Rose (2015)
Knockout Rose, a seamless collection of 12 songs spanning folk, blues, bluegrass, and Celtic influences. Produced by Lorne Entress, the album combines the band’s trademark lush harmonies with the raw...
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Danny Barnes #1524
Danny Barnes returns to Country Fried Rock to discuss his recent accolade, the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. Barnes has two distinct audiences: those who know him for...
View ArticleAlbum Review – The Wood Brothers’ “Paradise”
Taking that musicianship, and the sense of groove and dynamics of jazz, and bringing it into the roots music space with adeptness, knowledge, and respect, The Wood Brothers have carved out their own...
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The Troubadour Show #135 Listen Again & Playlist Link.
The latest edition of The Troubadour Show is available to listen again or catch it for the first time. Originally broadcast on Wednesday 21st October 2015 on Blues & Roots Radio and on Thursday...
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