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Jade Brodie - Photo by Ericka Poore
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Premiere: Jade Brodie ‘Split My Tooth’ – The Latest ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Lands Today

4th March 20224th May 2022 Lee Edwards Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Folk, Jade Brodie, The Magnolia Sessions

Can you believe it’s the first Friday of March already, so regular readers of The Shaman will know what that

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Douglas Francisco 'The Magnolia Sessions'
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Review: Douglas Francisco ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

1st March 20226th April 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Douglas Francisco, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

Bringing his take on folk noir and dark country to The Magnolia Sessions is the latest recording from the enigmatic

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Amigo The Devil 'Born Against'
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Review: Amigo The Devil ‘Born Against’

1st March 20226th April 2022 Josh Schneider Amigo The Devil, Country, Folk, Liars Club Records

Music has been part of my wife and I’s relationship since the moment we met. In fact, she’s the reason

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Cooper McBean 'The Magnolia Sessions'
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Review: Cooper McBean ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

21st January 20222nd March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Cooper McBean, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

Growing up my exposure to country music was primarily from my grandmother who, while sitting at her sewing machine, would

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Cooper McBean - Photo by Ericka Poore
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Premiere: Cooper McBean ‘Only For Tonight’ – Latest ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Releases Today

7th January 202211th February 2022 Lee Edwards Anti-Corporate Music, Cooper McBean, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions

It’s the first Friday of 2022 so it’s our pleasure to bring you the premiere for Cooper McBean with his

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The Resonant Rogues 'The Magnolia Sessions'
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Review: The Resonant Rogues ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

15th December 20218th February 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions, The Resonant Rogues

The latest instalment for season two of The Magnolia Sessions in 2021 sees the delightful Appalachian folk tones of Western

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The Resonant Rogues - Photo by Ericka Poore
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Premiere: The Resonant Rogues ‘Misery Is My Company’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Drops Today

3rd December 202111th January 2022 Lee Edwards Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Folk, The Magnolia Sessions, The Resonant Rogues

It’s the first Friday of the month which means we can bring you a track from the next installment of

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Joe Wunderle ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
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Review: Joe Wunderle ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

19th November 202124th December 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Bluegrass, Country, Joe Wunderle, The Magnolia Sessions

November sees the next instalment in the latest series of The Magnolia Sessions from Anti-Corporate Music/Black Matter Mastering’s Dan Emery;

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Joe Wunderle - Photo by Ericka Poore
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Premiere: Joe Wunderle ‘Farewell Yodel No3’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Releases Today

5th November 20216th January 2022 Lee Edwards Anti-Corporate Music, Bluegrass, Country, Joe Wunderle, The Magnolia Sessions

It’s the first Friday of the month, so regular readers of these hallowed pages will know exactly what that means

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The Hill Country Devil ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
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Review: The Hill Country Devil ‘The Magnolia Sessions’

29th October 202115th December 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Country, Folk, The Hill Country Devil, The Magnolia Sessions

The second of The Magnolia Sessions season 2 sees Anti-Corporate Music/Black Matter Mastering owner and visionary for the series Dan

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Black TarPoon 'Probable Caws'
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Review: Black TarPoon ‘Probable Caws’

27th October 20218th December 2021 Reza Mills Black TarPoon, Country, Punk, Roots Union Records

Of all my musical discoveries this year spent writing for The Sleeping Shaman, Black TarPoon were the most fun. The

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Video Premiere: Froglord ‘Croak’ – Swamp-Soaked Sludge From ‘The Mystic Toad’ Repress

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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