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NEW MUSIC: Beverley Martyn ~ Reckless Jane (written with Nick Drake)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Beverley Martyn has a new album out on April 22nd. The Phoenix and the Turtle includes the song ‘Reckless Jane’, a co-write with songwriter Nick Drake. Started just months before Drake died, the two wrote the lyrics to the folk song together and first began working on the music during a jam session in Martyn’s home in Hastings. … Continue reading →

Bluegrass / Folk / New Music / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Hear three songs from the new Nickel Creek LP

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Nickel Creek, featuring Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals), and Sean Watkins (guitar/vocals) release their new LP A Dotted Line today (April 1st) via Nonesuch Records. This is their first album since they went on hiatus in 2007 and marks 25 years since they first formed back in 1989. Check out three of the album tracks below. Continue reading →

Bluegrass / Blues / Country / Folk / Gig Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Pokey LaFarge @ The Basement, Sydney (13/03/14)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

It was surprising to see that this concert was sold out given that Pokey LaFarge’s profile is only starting to grow in this part of the world. Put it down to a strong roots community with their ears to the ground and word-of-mouth buzz from his other Australian festival and headline shows perhaps. Regardless, … Continue reading →

Americana / Bluegrass / Folk / Indie Folk / New Music / Videos

VIDEO: Little Bastard ~ High For You

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Here’s the first clip/single from Little Bastard’s forthcoming self-titled debut album. High For You captures the band’s ramshackle good-time vibe on-stage and as a lead single it sets the bar pretty high for the new album which comes out on May 9th via FOUR | FOUR. Continue reading →

News / Reissue

Merle Haggard classic live album reissued

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Next week Merle Haggard’s live album Okie From Muskogee gets reissued on CD by Capitol Nashville to mark its 45th anniversary. It is also paired with another live album previously unreleased on CD, Merle Haggard & The Strangers with Bonnie Owen, The Fightin’ Side of Me. Disc 1: Merle Haggard & The Strangers, Okie from … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Country / News / Tour

NEWS: Sydney gets a new weekly country music night

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Thursday March 27th is the launch of a new weekly night at the Marrickville Bowling Club dedicated to country music – old time, roots and bluegrass. Regular events like Folk club showed that a genre-specific night is definitely sustainable and one catering to the Americana community is long overdue. PTW raises it’s hat to Fun … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Gig Reviews / Rock / Tour

LIVE REVIEW: Neko Case @ Sydney Opera House (03/03/14)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Neko Case’s journey from alt-country chanteuse and indie songstress (The New Pornographers) to something that now resembles a symbiotic fusion of the two has been one that has sometimes found her struggling to find a niche and suitably broadminded audience. On her most recent album she sounds the most settled and of herself and so … Continue reading →

Americana / Country / Folk / News / Tour / Videos

Live in Sydney: The Porch Light Sessions

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Singer/songwriter Leroy Lee has put together a new regular Americana night at the Petersham Bowling Club on the second Thursday of every month. The first Porch Light Sessions kicks off tomorrow night featuring Leroy Lee, The Morrisons and Lacey Cole and the Lazy Colts. We caught up with Lee Briefly to find out what the ethos … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Bluegrass / Gig Reviews / Photos

LIVE REVIEW: Little Bastard, OXBLVD, Ranger Spacey @ Factory Floor, Sydney (15/02/14)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Ranger Spacey kicked things off with a set of hooky guitar music that sat at the crossroads between Pavement and The Band. They were a relaxed and jovial band who interacted with a relaxed vibe that suited their sunny-sounding music. Their drummer stood out as their backbone, able to switch effortlessly from skin pounding to … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / Album Reviews / Alt-Country / Americana / Country / Rock / Videos

ALBUM REVIEW: Dave Favours ~ Wet Suburban Sunday

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Ex-The Delivery guitarist Dave Favours has stepped out on his lonesome with an assured and accomplished debut album that pays respect to some of his influences amid well-crafted originals. The Saints, Ramones and The Rolling Stones (Loving Cup) get the Favours treatment yet his own songs like the rowdy and rockabilly-leaning single Linda Marie and … Continue reading →

News / Tour

PTW PRESENTS: The Weeping Willows, Katie Brianna, Caitlin Harnett @ The PBC

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Last year we presented some shows by a couple of our favourite artists, Mark Moldre and Fanny Lumsden and now we are very excited to announce PTW is presenting An Americana Afternoon featuring The Weeping Willows (VIC), Katie Brianna and Caitlin Harnett at the Petersham Bowling Club on Saturday, 19th April. This will be a … Continue reading →

Alt-Country / Americana / Country / Gig Reviews / Photos

Inner Western 3: Country Covers @ Petersham Bowling Club (09/03/14)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • 2 Comments

Yesterday saw the third instalment of Inner Western, the country covers afternoon at the Petersham Bowling Club in Sydney. It was another great event with covers of songs from Hank Williams, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Iris Dement, Blaze Foley, Gillian Welch, The Rolling Stones, Gram Parsons and of course Townes Van Zandt. The … Continue reading →

Soul / Southern Rock / Stream

NEW MUSIC: Davey Craddock & The Spectacles release two new songs

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Davey Craddock (WA) first came to our attention on 2012 with his Going Home EP that included the excellent single Keep On Waiting. Now he has two new songs that herald a detour into grander dynamics and some great organ playing in the vein of The Band. 100 Days and There Will Be Light both showcase … Continue reading →

Americana / Country / Folk / News / Videos

NEWS: Caitlin Harnett releases album teaser

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Sydney singer/songwriter Caitlin Harnett has a new album on the way and she’s kindly given us a teaser of what we can expect from The River Runs North when it is released later this year. The album was recorded live to tape at Little Bullhorn Studios in Ottawa in 2013 and from the snippets here it … Continue reading →

Album Artwork / News

Omnivore to release rare radio show Hank Williams recordings on 10″ vinyl

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Hank Williams has been issued, reissued, anthologised and compiled numerous times but it is still of interest when something new and unreleased appears. For RSD 2014 (April 19th) Omnivore Recordings are releasing a vinyl 10″ in replica 78rpm packaging that collects rare radio show recordings that Williams did for Naughton Farms, a plant nursery in … Continue reading →

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