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Zoe Muth & the Lost Highrollers - Starlight Hotel
Zoe Muth’s self-titled and self-released debut album came out in 2009, and slowly and surely it deservedly picked up strong reviews and various awards including a top 50 spot in the ‘No Depression’ readers’ poll and Modern Acoustic magazine’s
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Catherine MacLellan - Silhouette
Catherine’s previous pair of albums have been characterised by delicate arrangements, effortlessly smooth vocals and heartfelt lyrics; they are all present and correct here but she’s added a more confident approach to the presentation ..... full review
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Jack Harris - The Flame and the Pelican
Very occasionally an album from a new artist will stop you dead in your tracks with its simplicity, beauty and artistry, and this new album from young Welsh singer/songwriter Jack Harris is one of that select list. A folk singer/songwriter in the..... full review
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Matraca Berg - The Dreaming Field
It’s 14 years since Grammy winning Berg released a solo album, and ‘The Dreaming Fields’ is quite an album to return with; effortless vocals, instant melodies and hook all wrapped around beautifully constructed, mature.... full review
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The Sweetback Sisters - Looking for a Fight
While their debut album ‘Chicken ain’t Chicken’ was an excellent modern country album that looked backwards for its inspiration, there are few people who could have anticipated just how good the Sweetback’s next was going to be.... full review
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Martin Simpson - Purpose and Grace
With a pair of the finest albums of his career (Prodigal Son and True Stories) recorded in the past couple of years, the interest and expectation in a new studio album from Martin is always going to be high. One look at the guest list for this..... full review
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Sarah McDougall - The Greatest Ones Alive
Sarah’s 2009 debut album ‘Across the Atlantic’ was an album that deservedly picked up some strong reviews in some of the most respected genre publications, but it’s this new album that is destined to bring her to a wider audience.... full review
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Anna Elias and the Forlorn Hope - Valleys in the Flatlands
For a debut album, Anna Elias has gathered together some of the finest talents on the UK folk scene to help produce this 14 track disc; but one listen through and it’s obvious that this is an album that has been crafted and considered over time..... full review
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Jeffrey Foucault - Horse Latitudes
Since his fantastic debut album, Jeffrey Foucault has walked a path that crosses folk, country and rock fusing all three elements together into a classic American sound. On ‘Horse Latitudes’ he returns with a confident album that is somewhat..... full review
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Oh Susanna - Soon the Birds
Canadian singer/songwriter Susie Ungerlieder has released a handful of critically and commercially successful discs as Oh Susanna over the past 10 years, moving from dark acoustic alt-country songs (Johnstown) to more commercially.... full review
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