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Interviews

Conversations with international and UK artists about their music, their inspiration and their future plans

cds & other reviews

Sorting through the mass of new releases for the hidden gems, as well as reviews of live shows, festivals, books and movies

Lists

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Latest entries in the gig guide

Some recent additions (the past month or so) to the Backroads Gig Guide.
(NB: These are just the highlights; other gigs will have been entered, changed or removed that aren't noted here)
 
added January 17: A rare visit in April by the legendary Dave Alvin, playing England and one date in Scotland.
 
added January 16: A full month of dates across the British Isles in April and May for Simone Felice to mark the release of his first solo album.
 
added January 13: Back in April and May – Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express. Chuck is also here in March to support the Jayhawks in London.
 
added December 10: Added a couple of hundred dates today. Highlights include: Kathleen Edwards, touring in late February; alt-country legends Lambchop; former Wailin' Jenny Cara Luft; Chicago singer-songwriter Joe Pug; further dates for Gretchen Peters in Ireland and London; a first tour for Whitehorse, the new incarnation of Canadian husband and wife Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland; and early dates for a joint tour by Brigitte de Meyer, Will Kimbrough and Chris Donohue.
 
added December 9: Rearranged dates in March for the Felice Brothers, who were forced to cancel this month's tour due to illness.
 
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