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Kathleen Edwards – Lighthouse Arts Centre, Halifax, Canada 1st August 2026
Kathleen Edwards does not remember her previous concert stop off in Halifax with much warmth. Such is the feelgood happiness in the room tonight though, she is prepared to recall the now, thanks to passing time, amusing story for this audience. It was back around 2012 and was easily one of the weirdest weeks of… Read more
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August 2026 Playlist
The name Wayne Rooney might not be one that readers of the music press, or musical criticism and appreciation in general, regularly associate with this particular field of the arts. For those who do not know him (I am aware that there are many readers of this site in the US and Canada so you… Read more
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Sam And Louise Sullivan – Love And Devotion
This is a record made by a duo who were raised, schooled, and immersed in the folk tradition but who wish to reach for something far away from that world sonically. In fact, they are looking at the whole other realm of FM radio with a sound that heavily references Buckingham and Nicks, the foundation… Read more
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Fresh Juice 27th July 2026
Margaret Glaspy – Michigan This is a mesmerising live rendition of the song that opens Margarets latest ‘I Am Both’ album, an arresting piece of folk‑leaning indie‑rock that clearly sets the emotional terms of the whole record. Drawn from a real visit to the Midwest, the song reframes that trip as a post‑breakup flight from… Read more
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New Mix: Fruit Tree Records – Fresh Juice 2026 Vol. 10
Welcome to Volume Ten in our mix show series of new music, latest release and soon-to-land gems, collectively known as Fresh Juice. This one takes in a mouth watering collection of up and coming sounds including Garage Rock, Soul, Heavy Psych, Power Pop, Indie Rock, Americana, Dark Folk, Folk, Jazz Rock and beyond so, as… Read more
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Wills Van Doorn – Enduro
It might raise a few eyebrows if I were to describe making an out-and-out power pop album a brave move, in doing so creating a sit up and take notice statement release, but I believe this to be both and I am happy to make that call. The truth about writing and recording great pop… Read more
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