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Oklahoma-born, UK-based songwriter Bob Collum and his band The Welfare Mothers present their seventh album, Little Rock. Produced by long-time collaborator Pat Collier (The Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock); features guest appearances from Peter Holsapple (The dB's, R.E.M.), Martin Belmont (Ducks Deluxe), and MG Boulter (The Lucky Strikes). A 2015 tour is planned in support of the album, and follows previous tours with the likes of John Hiatt, Ron Sexsmith, Peter Case, Wilko Johnson, Dave Alvin, and Otis Gibbs. Bob Collum & The Welfare Mothers have received airplay around the world, including on BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, NPR, and countless regional and digital broadcasters. Recommended for fans of Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Nick Lowe, The Replacements.
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This is the third solo album release from Neil McSweeney following Remember to Smile (2006) and Shoreline (2009). Neil has also released singles though London-based Kids Records and earlier in 2013 he released The Seventeen EP through his own January Records label. This album features a range of musicians, including BBC Folk award-winners Sam Sweeney (Bellowhead) and Lucy Farrell, label-mate Matt Boulter, as well as double-bass master and ace producer Andy Seward (Kate Rusby, Phil Selway of Radiohead). McSweeney has garnered previously good reviews for his work, including four-star reviews in The Guardian and Q Magazine as well as recent praise for The Seventeen EP from online magazines such as Fatea. His songs have been featured on mainstream and specialist BBC Radio across Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 6 Music.
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The Lucky Strikes formed in 2006 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The Exile and the Sea is their fourth album release and explores the folk tales and oral traditions, both historical and in the more recent past, of their hometown. Songs explore the burning down of Southend pier to tales of shady characters who used to drink in their local pub. The band has formerly garnered praise from national and international press including Q Magazine who referred to them as "The Waterboys on trucker pills" and the Irish Times who described their music as "muscular Americana and rustic if somewhat wired folk." The Lucky Strikes receive regular national radio plays on BBC 6 Music (Chris Hawkins and Gideon Coe). The group's previous music has been featured on a variety of major TV shows including Life, Would I Lie to You? and Harbour Lights. The album is being released on new label Harbour Song Records, which is based on the Thames Delta in Essex.
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This is the first solo release by lap/pedal steel session player M.G. Boulter under his own name. He has previously released records under the name The Whispering Pines (2012), and self-released a selection of songs as Blue Vinyl Island in 2008. The album documents the life of his coastal home in Essex, which he came to re-appreciate after touring with both The Lucky Strikes and the Simone Felice Group in 2012. The album features members of the Lucky Strikes and London folk trio Troubadour Rose, as well as legendary session drummer Pick Withers who has played for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Bert Jansch, and Dire Straits, among others. Boulter is the singer and guitarist of British rock band The Lucky Strikes and he plays lap steel and mandolin in the U.S.-based Simone Felice Group. He has played for many other artists including Conor Oberst, Neil McSweeney, Dead Flowers, and Deer Park. Boulter has garnered previously good reviews for his work including four star reviews in Uncut and R2 for The Whispering Pines in 2012 and was a featured artist on Marc Riley's show on BBC6 Music.
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