The lodestars of folk, old-time and americana survived an actual tornado to deliver one of mojo’s albums of the year. not bad for the “martians” of contemporary music. “even in the folk world we were weird,” say gillian welch and david rawlings.

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THE MOJO INTERVIEW

The lodestars of folk, old-time and Americana survived an actual

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MOJO Magazine

12 November 2024

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DIY

Music

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Classic Pop

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Bill wyman

WW2 evacuee, RAF airman, Rolling Stone, hit solo artist, bandleader, author, restaurateur, archaeologist, cricketer… Even just his time in The Greatest Rock’N’Roll Band In The World is storied, but there’s been much, much more to his life than that.

Prog

Rosalie cunningham

Shaken and stirred – former Purson bandleader has a licence to thrill on third solo album.

Metal Hammer

The 50 best albums of 2024

Our writers ranked their favourite records, and we pooled them into one big chart. Get ready for the ultimate playlist!