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Up and Up: Susan Anders Soars with Now I’m a Kite
Susan Anders – Now I’m a Kite (Zanna Discs, 2025) American singer-songwriter Susan Anders returns with Now I’m a Kite, a new collection of introspective,…
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Watchhouse – Rituals (Tiptoe Tiger Music/Thirty Tigers, 2025) Watchhouse (Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz) offer a quiet invocation on their exquisite new album Rituals. This…
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Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ return with “My Darling My Dear,” a soulful new single from their forthcoming collaborative album, Room on the Porch, out…
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North Carolina folk duo Watchhouse, Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz, unveil “Firelight,” the final pre-release single from their upcoming album Rituals, out May 30. The…
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Helene Cronin – Maybe New Mexico (self-release, 2025) Helene Cronin’s Maybe New Mexico is her most personal album to date, presenting an intimate, acoustic-driven sound.…
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British writer and musician John Phillpott picks up his metaphorical pack and musket and marches along the musical trail of British and American soldiers who…
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Lissa Schneckenburger, a Vermont-based fiddle player, composer, and songwriter, has been a prominent figure in the American acoustic music scene for over two decades. Born…
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Parchman Prison Prayer — Another Mississippi Sunday Morning (Glitterbeat Records, 2025) Another Mississippi Sunday Morning is the sequel to the acclaimed 2023 album Some Mississippi…
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The kickoff concert for Ireland’s premier folk conference, Your Roots Are Showing (YRAS), presents “Folk in Fusion – YRAS Live,” on January 14th, 2025, a…
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