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Bob Dylan Sells 34000 In The UK

by Music-News.com

Congratulations to Bob Dylan, who goes straight to Number 1 with his 39th studio album Rough and Rowdy Ways.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways, USA

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Bob Dylan Becomes Oldest Person Ever To Score UK No 1 Album

by Music-News.com

Bob Dylan has become the oldest artist ever to score a U.K. number one album with a record comprising of new original material.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways, USA

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Mick Thomas Roving Commission See You On The Other Side

Mick Thomas Talks About The Song ‘Mint Condition’

by Paul Cashmere

The oldest track on Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission new ‘See You On The Other Side’ is ‘Mint Condition’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, blues, folk, Mick Thomas, Mint Condition, rock, roots, Roving Condition, See You On The Other Side, Weddings Parties Anything

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Mick Thomas Discusses His Iso Song ‘Ghost Train To Mernda’

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission have created an album in isolation. ‘See You On The Other Side’ was mostly written and totally created in April 2020. It replaced what would have been an overseas album session for Mick that became a completely different home session record.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, Mick Thomas, roots, Roving Commission, See You On The Other Side, Weddings Parties Anything

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Mick Thomas on ‘I Heard Sally Singing’

by Paul Cashmere

‘I Heard Sally Singing’ on the Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission’s ‘See You On The Other Side’ album is a lockdown song about have fast things have been changing in 2020.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, Mick Thomas, roots, Roving Commission, See You On The Other Side, Weddings Parties Anything

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Bob Dylan On Track for UK Number One

by Music-News.com

Bob Dylan is on course for his ninth Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart with Rough and Rowdy Ways.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways, USA

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Mick Thomas’ ‘Round Fourteen Two Thousand Nine’ Came From A Retro Footy Match In Lockdown

by Paul Cashmere

When Mick Thomas gathered his Roving Commission for the “lockdown” album ‘See You On The Other Side’ he created one song from the perspective of being served retro football matches on television while the current season was put on hold.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, Mick Thomas, roots, Roving Commission, See You On The Other Side, Weddings Parties Anything

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Australian Charts: Vika & Linda Bull Score Their First No 1 Album With ‘Akilotoa’

by Gavin Ryan

Vika & Linda (Bull) land their first No.1 Album in their native Australia this week as their collection called “Akilotoa (Anthology 1994-2006)” debuts at the top of the ARIA Albums chart.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Australian charts, blues, folk, roots, soul, Vika & Linda

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Isolation Prompted Mick Thomas To Create A Whole New Album Quickly

by Paul Cashmere

Today’s release of Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission’s ‘See You On The Other Side’ is a byproduct of the creative surge the coronavirus has inspired in artists.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, Mick Thomas, roots, Roving Commission, See You On The Other Side, Weddings Parties Anything

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REVIEW: Bob Dylan ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’

by Noise11.com

Has Bob Dylan made the best album of his 60 plus year career?

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways

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Paul Kelly and Paul Grabowsky Team For ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Just one week after Paul Kelly released his iso album ’40 Days’ he is back with another album announcement. ‘Please Leave Your Light On’ with Paul Grabowsky will be released on July 31.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, jazz, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly, rock

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Tim Wheatley Stops Lying Low with ‘Lying Low’

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Wheatley is back with his first new music since 2017’s Pillar To Post’. ‘Lying Low’ is described as a deeply personal song about isolation.

Tagged as: 10s, alt-country, Americana, Australia, folk, rock, Tim Wheatley

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Paul Kelly Has Released A Surprise Iso Album ‘Forty Days’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has spent 40 days in isolation recording a batch of new songs he has put together for a surprise new album ’40 Days’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, country, folk, Paul Kelly, rock

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Bob Dylan Caught Ripping Off 50s Blues Singer With New Song

by Paul Cashmere

The new Bob Dylan song ‘False Prophet’ sounds a little too familiar a 1954 song by bluesman Billy ‘The Kid’ Emerson ‘If Lovin’ Is Believing’.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, False Prophet, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways, USA

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Debuts Epic Iso Video ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’

by Paul Cashmere

When Mick Thomas gathered up his friends via isolation for ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’ the chain song became a near nine minute epic.

Tagged as: 80s, Alana Jagt, Alannah Russack, Angie Hart, Australia, Ben Salter and Jen Anderson, Brooke Russell, Dana Gehrman, Darren Hanlon and Shelley Short, folk, Mick Thomas, Nick Barker, Ron S Peno and Cam Butler, Van Walker, Vikki Thorn

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Grace Turner Debuts Half Light from Half Truths

by Paul Cashmere

Grace Turner has previewed her upcoming ‘Half Truths’ EP with a new song ‘Half Light’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, folk, Grace Turner, indie, songwriter

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Judy Collins Gathers The Global Virtual Choir For World Health Organisation’s Solidarity Fund ‘Amazing Grace’

by Paul Cashmere

Two weeks ago Judy Collins put the call out for contributors to the Global Virtual Choir for a new version of ‘Amazing Gace’. The message was heard by the likes of Steve Earle, Judith Owen, Beth Nielsen Chapman and others resulting in something very special to benefit the World Health Organisation’s Solidarity Fund.

Tagged as: 60s, folk, Judy Collins, USA

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Jewel Is Enjoying Her Virtual Concerts

by Music-News.com

Jewel misses singing in front of a live audience, but has found performing for fans virtually “very satisfying”.

Tagged as: 90s, contemporary, folk, Jewel, USA

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Cat Stevens Reimagines ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ 50 Years On

by Paul Cashmere

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has revisited his classic ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ 50 years on to record a new version of the album to mark the title’s 50th anniversary.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, folk, rock, UK, Yusuf

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission and His Musical Mates Deliver Epic ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas has used isolation to round up his Roving Commission and then commission a dozen of his musical mates to create ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’.

Tagged as: 80s, Alana Jagt, Alannah Russack, Angie Hart, Australia, Ben Salter, Brooke Russell, Dana Gehrman, Darren Hanlon, folk, Mick Thomas, Nick Barker, Ron S. Peno, Roving Commission, Shelley Short, Van Walker, Vikki Thorn

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Bob Dylan Band Member Bucky Baxter Dies Aged 65

by Paul Cashmere

Bucky Baxter, a veteran of Bob Dylan’s ‘Never-Ending Tour’ has died at age 65.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bob Dylan, Bucky Baxter, country, folk, rock, USA

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Pierce Brothers Take It Indie With ‘Kanko’

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Pierce Brothers have returned with new indie music after releasing their debut through Warner Music.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, folk, indie, Pierce Brothers, roots

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John Prine Covered By Recording Academy Members

by Music-News.com

Zac Brown Band musician John Driskell Hopkins has helped to record a cover of folk legend John Prine’s Angel From Montgomery to raise coronavirus relief funds.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, folk, John Driskell Hopkins, John Prine, USA

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Bob Dylan Releases New Song False Prophet Ahead of ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has just released his third new song of 2020 ‘False Prophet’ and what we now also know is that Dylan has created the new album ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’, his first album on original material since ‘Tempest’ in 2012.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, False Prophet, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways, USA

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The Seekers to Release Rarities Album

by Paul Cashmere

An album of rarities from The Seekers will be released in May.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, folk, The Seekers

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Cowboy Junkies Australian Tour Rescheduled For February 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Cowboy Junkies Australian tour for May will now happen in February 2021.

Tagged as: 80s, alt-country, Cowboy Junkies, folk, USA

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The Teskey Brothers To Release Live At The Forum Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Teskey Brothers second album will be the band’s first live album.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, folk, rock, roots, The Teskey Brothers

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Bob Dylan Handwritten Lyrics Go Up For Sale

by Music-News.com

Bob Dylan’s original manuscripts for ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’, ‘Lay Lady Lay’ and ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ are currently in the hands of a memorabilia company, and fans are now being offered the chance to bid for the handwritten lyrics.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, USA

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Bob Dylan Releases Another New Song ‘I Contain Multitudes’

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has released his second new song in just weeks. ‘I Contain Multitudes’ has just popped out without notice and without any information.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, folk, I Contain Multitudes, rock, USA

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John Prine Dies Aged 73 From COVID-19

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriting legend John Prine has passed away at age 73 after having the Coronavirus COVID-19.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Americana, Coronavirus, COVID-19, folk, John Prine, songwriter, USA

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