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Homepage Upcoming dates: 21st June - Insider Festival 23rd June - Oran Mor all day festival, Glasgow (WEF Closing party) 25th June - Tunnels, Aberdeen w/ The Music Tapes 26th June - Hootenanny, Inverness w/ The Music Tapes 27th June - Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh w/ The Music Tapes 20th July - Tiree Music Festival 3rd August - Belladrum Festival 10th August - Black Isle Showground, Inverness w/ Runrig 14th August - Electric Circus, Edinburgh Fringe 17th August - Corran Halls, Oban 24th August - Doune [...]

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Back in May of 2010 I wrote some supportive words on Westerner the debut full length album by The Wynntown Marshals and now I've got my hands on a copy of their follow-up album I'm pleased to report that's its another cracking release from the Scottish band. In the intervening years there have being a few changes to the bands personnel,the current line-up features the talents of Keith Benzie (Lead Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica), Iain Sloan (Pedal Steel Guitar, Guitars, Backing Vocals), Murdo MacLeod (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals), Kenny McCabe (Drums, Backing Vocals) and [...]

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Here's this month's Feel Bad For You compilation - the theme is Feel Bad For You and we've chosen tracks that reflect our individual interpretation of it - we've a new contributor on-board this month Adam @BrokenJukeboxUS who blogs at Broken Jukebox . Thanks to Too Much Country (@toomuchcountry) for this month’s artwork and Scott for curating. Download 1. Title: You’ve Got Your Head On Backwards Artist: The Sonics Album (Year): Introducing the Sonics (1967) [...]

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Shane MacGowan. Berlin. Juggling. Singing.

Singer-songwriter and fiddler Lily Henley is a cultural sponge, soaking up influences wherever she's travelled and lived, the Boston born artist singer has released her debut EP Words Like Yours, having attended a series of national fiddle camps during her teens Lily has studied at Cape Breton Island and the New England Conservatory of Music in her home town, then after graduating she moved to Tel Aviv where she worked with a series of artists and ensembles and toured with Israeli band Ktiphah Schorah. The seven track EP features four of Lily's own songs as well as [...]

• Lily Henley - Dark Girl

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Look out for the NXNE performance on Friday, June 14 at Czehoski. www.animalia-music.com http://animalia.bandcamp.com Twitter

One of the best things (and worse things) about music blogging is I get to listen to a whole host of different music and 'discover' artists who would likely otherwise fly under my personal music radar and out of left-field comes Infidelity by Avital Raz a ten-track release (digital and CD) that's variously described as 'experimental folk', 'acid folk' and 'alternative folk', me as a self-confessed music snob well I'm calling avant-garde folk, take a listen and see what you think. Avital Raz brings to life her music by drawing from her tutoring - she's [...]

Really looking forward to this album, loving what I've heard so far. Pre-order vinyl, CD and Ltd Ed bundles here . Dear River UK Tour Dates Thu 10th Oct - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen Fri 11th Oct - The Arch Inn, Ullapool Sat 12th Oct - Ironworks, Inverness Sun 13th Oct - Oran Mor, Glasgow Tue 15th Oct - Komedia, Brighton Wed 16th Oct - Shepherds Bush Empire, London Thu 17th Oct - Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester Fri [...]

Came across this via a tweet from Darren Heyman, help the cause and get some great tunes in return. REGAL VS STEAMBOAT" is a slightly lengthy digital compilation from Audio Antihero Records: Specialists in Commercial Suicide, created to support the essential charity work of Rape Crisis England & Wales and Rape Crisis Scotland. This compilation is available for a minimum donation of £3.99 so hopefully everyone who wants it can afford it, those of you who can give a little more are certainly encouraged [...]

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Rebecca Pronsky - Honesty

One of my favourite Kathleen Edwards tunes covered by Desert Nosies. More http://www.desertnoisesmusic.c om

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