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Roots, shoots and all things Americana at Belladrum, 2010

www.tartanhearfestival.co.uk Ah, It felt like coming home; just driving onto site filled me with anticipation for two days of fun, friends old and new, and lots of music. Do people everywhere love their music as much as Highland folk? It's just b…

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Taylor Rorrer: Playing Poole

http://www.flyincloudrecords.com For those who don't know, Taylor Rorrer is the great, great nephew of Posey Rorrer who famously played with Charlie Poole in the North Carolina Ramblers between the wars. Taylor himself has worked his way through th…

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East Nashville Vol.3 More Music From The Other Side

http://redbeetrecords.com/ I don't know what the general opinion of sampler records is but I've always had a bit of a thing for them. It's a pig in a poke, of course, even if you know some of the names on the track listing, but the joy that comes w…

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Joseph Parsons: Heavens Above

http://josephparsons.com Twenty-odd years into his singer-songwriter career, never quite bursting on to any mass market radar screens yet still plugging away, Joseph Parsons' most recent studio album is an interesting piece of work. Supported by a…

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Joseph Parsons: Heavens Above

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John Graveling commented on John Davy's blog post 'Jeff Talmadge: Blissville(2006) and (At least that much was) True (2007)'

I picked this album up a few years ago after a review at the UK roots music site netrhythms.com It is up there with the best of contemporary siger-songwriters, what more is there to say?

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Eric Brace and Last Train Home: Six Songs

http://redbeetrecords.com Jump up and down and cry Hosannah!, what a red letter day to have this album drop in my lap. If you know Last Train Home already I'm sure you'll need no encouraging to grab this tidying up operation: 'Six Songs' is twenty…

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Eric Brace and Last Train Home: Six Songs

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Jeff Thompson commented on John Davy's blog post 'Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit (Album of the same name)'

My favorite album from last year too. Saw them live and it was great. Hoping to catch them again this year.

April 27

Patrick Williams commented on John Davy's blog post 'Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit (Album of the same name)'

Definitely one of my favorite albums of 2009. 'Soldiers Get Strange' was my favorite song of the year. Please review the concert for us if you make out to see them.

April 27

simon2307 commented on John Davy's blog post 'Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit (Album of the same name)'

Great review - a fine album indeed, I had it at #2 in my favourites of '09. http://beat-surrender.blogspot.com/2009/12/jason-isbell-400-unit-lightning-rod.html

April 26

Stayb commented on John Davy's blog post 'Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit (Album of the same name)'

Both of his solo albums are excellent, essential listening if you like DBT.

April 26

Joe Rodrigue commented on John Davy's blog post 'Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit (Album of the same name)'

John! This is buy far my favorite album of 2009! Great review! Don't forget about his first album Sirens Of The Ditch...Hurricanes and Handgrenades is a classic!

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Enjoy Your Breakfast

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Enjoy Your Breakfast John "biscuits and gravy" Davy lives on the outer reaches of the Western Highlands on the off grid community of Scoraig, he and his partner Debbie raise Exmoor Ponies, Cats and Kids and go to the spring for their water and to a windmill for their electricity, so if you email us, please be patient, we need the wind to be in the right direction to reply.

John also goes to the spring for his music, regularly!! Literally treking to gigs all over Scotland (least some of the way, the 3 miles or so to where the tarmac starts) to take in show's. His reviews are featured in Irelands Whisperin & Hollerin http://www.whisperinandhollerin.com England's Net Rhythms, http://www.netrhythms.co.uk he has his own column "Roots Round Up" in Scotlands Crooked Rain http://crookedrain.org.uk/?cat=3 and is UK correspondent to USA's Americana Homeplace. http://www.americanahomeplace.com/NewsCurrent.htm#Americana%20in%20UK click for Johns over view of the UK Americana Scene, and has recently been invited to contribute to http://www.music-news.com/Reviews.asp

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At 6:01pm on January 23, 2010, Will Kimbrough said…: Cool...thanks!

At 3:29am on June 15, 2009, Vanessa Peters said…: Hey John,
Thanks for the great review of our record - I'm so pleased that you enjoyed it. Looking forward to meeting you when we're in the UK!
Cheers!
Vanessa

At 9:45am on March 30, 2009, Sarah MacDougall said…: Hi John! Thank you so much for the review, and for the friendship here. : ) but my website is www.sarahmacdougall.com

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