It was nearly all over for local band, Emily All Over, when singer songwriter Rob decided to voice his true opinions about a demo tape he had heard writes Rachel Clark . A cheerful whirl of a fiddle and whistle begins this journey through beautiful landscapes of traditional Celtic folk music, writes Chris Tierney. This is Country and Western straight from the Dukes of Hazard, traditional country harmonies and the twanging of banjo and bass writes Chris Tierney . There is something uncannily familiar about the latest album from those seven young pop stars, writes Keith D'Souza. Flowing Tears are a five-piece from Germany who play melodic rock, writes Stuart Moses .
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