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The Great British Rock and Blues Festival 2012Well there’s something quite alluring about the oldest of Billy Butlin's holiday camps on the East coast of Lincolnshire, especially during the winter months when the familiar red jackets are hidden away at the cleaners, being replaced by black suits, pork pie hats and shades or alternatively leather jackets and black t shirts each emblazoned with all manner of Hellish designs,...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Interview: Ted McKennaNorthern Sky spoke to drummer Ted McKenna about his career, including his work with such notable musicians as Rory Gallagher, Alex Harvey, Michael Schenker and Greg Lake. (Pic: Phil Carter)By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Interview: Steve RodgersNorthern Sky met up with Steve Rodgers backstage at the Great British Rock and Blues Festival. (Pic: Phil Carter)By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Interview: Martin TurnerNorthern Sky met up with Wishbone Ash bassist Martin Turner backstage at the Great British Rock and Blues Festival. (Pic: Phil Carter)By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Interview: Chantel McGregorNorthern Sky caught up with blues singer/guitarist Chantel McGregor at the Great British Rock and Blues Festival in Skegness.By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Tour DatesCam Penner UK Tour Accompanied by long-time collaborator and guitarist Jon Wood March Thursday 22 - No. 8 Café, Launceston, Cornwall Friday 23 - Eden Project Café, St Austell, Cornwall Saturday 24 - The Royal Oak, Lewes, East Sussex Sunday 25 - The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell, London Tuesday 27 - Private Concert, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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New ReleasesThe following CDs have found their way to the Northern Sky office and are due to be reviewed shortly. (Please note, not every CD release will be reviewed due to time restrictions). O'Hooley & Tidow - The Fragile (No Masters) Nanci Griffith - Intersection (Proper) Bard - The Springtime Fool (Woodburner Records) Yvonne Lyon - More Than Mine (EmuBands) The Proposition - King Snake Devil...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Festival NewsThe Barnsley Acoustic Roots Festival Friday 6 April - Sunday 8 April 2012 Kingstone School, Barnsley Friday: Acoustic Gathering Tarras Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart Fran Smith Saturday: Brass Monkey The Shee Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart Miss Quincy Walsh & Pound Jessica Lawson Rising Stars Winner Sunday: Edward II London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra Po Girl Toy...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: The James Low Western Front - Whiskey Farmer (Union Made)With a fresh country sound reminiscent of mid-period Gram Parsons and with more than a nod to that ether world that lies somewhere between Nashville and Bakersfield, Portland's James Low has taken his country-infected sound to Jackpot! Studios in order to record a whole bunch of songs that could easily have stretched to at least a couple of albums. The eight self-penned songs that make up this...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Album Review: Matt Anderson - Coal Mining Blues (Busted Flat)There's at least two sides to Matt Andersen, the Perth-Andover, New Brunswick-based bluesman; there's the hard rocking sweaty showman who dominates the stage whilst delivering his trademark hot licks, but also the gentle giant with the soulful voice, the quality of which is demonstrated in some of his more sensitive material, such as the title song to this his seventh album to date, COAL MINING...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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