Once more the weather attempted to thwart us at LRB, but as if by magic, the sun came out as Chasing Summer arrived for their sound check. If ever there was an apt name for a performing duo, this was it, and…
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DEAN OWENS & THE SOUTHERNERS | NATALIE SHAY | CHASING SUMMER | Saturday 08 June 2019
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DEAN OWENS AND THE SOUTHERNERS | SATURDAY 08 JUNE 2019
Dean Owens & The Southerners Award winning Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens is widely hailed as one of UK’s finest troubadours, with fans including Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and BBC legend “Whispering” Bob Harris. The title track of his most recent,…
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HANNAH ALDRIDGE | THE GOAT ROPER RODEO BAND | THE LUCK | Saturday 04 May 2019
The unpredictable and unhelpful British weather could not dampen our spirits at the LRB as we prepared for the totally predictable quality musical performances from tonight’s amazing artists. THE LUCK, sibling duo Max and Esmay, on their very first LRB…
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UK Americana Bar TV Show | by Alan Cackett
UK Americana Bar TV Show https://www.alancackett.com/uk-americana-bar-tv-show For more years than I care to remember, country music in the UK has been treated shabbily, both within and outside of the entertainment industry. Homegrown talent has rarely gained the kind of support…
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DANNI NICHOLLS | SNIFF ‘N’ THE TEARS | TAMARA STEWART | Saturday 06 April 2019
People new to the LRB often ask us “What sort of music do you host”? A question that’s hard to answer in any meaningful way, especially with a genre, as that would would not represent the broad spectrum of music…
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Sniff ‘n’ The Tears Acoustic | LRB | Saturday 06 April 2019
Sniff ‘n’ the Tears formed in 1978 and after releasing their first album Fickle Heart, had a worldwide hit with Driver’s Seat, which reached 15 on the billboard chart in the USA in 1979. The band toured extensively following the success of…
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LAUREN HOUSLEY | CHELEY TACKETT | REB FOUNTAIN | Saturday 02 March 2019
The record breaking February temperatures were destined to come to an end before the first LRB music evening of 2019, it was inevitable, such is the nature of the English climate but the show must go on, and so it…
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Reb Fountain won big at New Zealand Country Music Awards in Gore
Reb won big at New Zealand Country Music Awards in Gore, scooping up 2018 Recorded Music NZ Best Country Music Artist and APRA Best Country Music Song for ‘Hopeful & Hopeless’. ‘Hopeful and Hopeless’ is a song about people like…
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2018 REVIEW
It seems like the right time to look back on 2018 as final preparations are being made for the 2019 season of shows at Little Rabbit Barn; and what a year it was, possibly our finest to date, and based…
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Anzac hero’s haunting poem inspires soldier and singer Jackie Bristow
Peacekeeper Corporal Aaron Horrell risked his life to bring safety and sanctuary to others through two tours of East Timor and two of Afghanistan with the New Zealand army. Providing comfort to the brave Kiwi trooper were the haunting words…
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