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GracieHorse’s L.A. Shit

Los Angeles based singer songwriter GracieHorse has played quite a bit of music, including in a Boston fuzz rock band called Fat Creeps and contributing vocals to a lot of indie bands. But she’s been on a hiatus for several … Continue reading

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Mary Prankster’s Lemonade: Live

Mary Prankster has left behind, at least for now, most of her punk trappings and recorded an album of acoustic country music. And that’s not even the biggest change in her life or career in the past year. In early … Continue reading

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Dropkick Murphys’ Live on St. Patrick’s Day

I suppose if you want to go from the sublime to the ridiculous, this album might just do it for you. I had heard some good reports about this band from my youngest son, who has seen them live at … Continue reading

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Dropkick Murphys’ The Warrior’s Code

Dropkick Murphys for nearly a decade now have been making an energetic blend of hardcore punk and Irish folk music, with a vigorous dose of Boston pride thrown in. It’s something like The Pogues with more rock and lyrics you … Continue reading

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Steve Ashley’s Live In Concert

This is such an innocuous title for a CD of such an important event! Let me elaborate a little. Live In Concert was recorded in Cheltenham, UK, on March 12, 2006, to celebrate Steve Ashley’s sixtieth year on the planet … Continue reading

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Dave Swarbrick’s Live at Jacksons Lane

This reviewer would not lightly claim that anyone is “a legend in his own lifetime.” In Dave Swarbrick‘s case, however, it is justified: in 1999, a zealous staffer on the London Daily Telegraph got a little carried away by news … Continue reading

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The Celebrated Renaissance Band’s REAL LIVE American Music

Allied to bluegrass is American old time music. Old time as I have come to know it is derived from a fusion of the blues, minstrel show, gospel, rural Southern folk song, and even jug band music. In my experience … Continue reading

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The Whisky Priests’ Think Positive, and Bloody Well Live!

The Whisky Priests were formed in 1985 by twins Gary and Glenn Miller. Since then they have released a multitude of records and toured extensively in both the UK and in the rest of Europe. Think Positive is their latest … Continue reading

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Darrell Scott, Danny Thompson & Kenny Malone’s Live in NC

Take three musicians, each one a virtuoso on his instrument, plus one of them who is no mean singer; record them live in a couple of great sessions entertaining an audience. The adrenalin starts to pump and brings out that … Continue reading

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Verlon Thompson’s Live at the Iveys

Verlon Thompson is perhaps best known as the guy who stands next to Guy. Clark, that is. They’re partners. They write songs together, tour together, and when they play guitars together, it’s extraordinary. But Verlon — and I think it’s … Continue reading

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