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The Handsome Family

Playlist: Uncut Americana

December 4, 2009 Loose

To celebrate the Uncut Magazine end of year awards, we have decided to select this weeks playlist from thier ’20 best Americana records’ prize (Which included two for team Loose with The Duke & king at No.3 and The Handsome’s at No.20) Tracks from (naturally); The Duke & The King, The Handsome Family, Devon Sproule, [...]

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Loose and Live in Europe

October 8, 2009 Ralfe Band

Loose are on a little bit of a cross European pilgrimage at the moment, with Willard Grant Conspiracy and Handsome Family taking in (amongst others); Gothenburg, Torino, Malmo, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Oslo, Alicante, Zaragoza right now, before The Duke & The King and Ralfe Band head out on dates to Zurich, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, [...]

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Uncut 150th

October 8, 2009 The Felice Brothers

Uncut Magazine are celebrating there 150th issue this month with polls and lists a plenty. Editor, Allan Jones: “With our 150th issue coming so close to the end of the decade, the last months of the so-called Noughties now looming into view, we thought it was a convenient moment to look back at the albums [...]

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The Handsome Family at Bush Hall, W12

September 30, 2009 The Handsome Family

Going to a Handsome Family show was a bit like watching one of those vintage oddball American sitcoms. Brett and Rennie Sparks were the cranky couple at the heart of the action, bickering with easy familiarity. “Don’t mind us, we’ve been married 20 years,” Rennie told the audience. “Twenty-one years,” Brett corrected her.

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Handsomes on Jonathan Ross

September 26, 2009 The Handsome Family

The Handsome Family kicked off three dates in the UK today with a lunchtime date with wadio 2.  Brett and Rennie joined Jonathan Ross and Andy Davis to chat and play live, discussing Rennie’s artwork and latest album Honey Moon. “The troubadours of the troubled heart” appear at around the 2:30 mark. You can listen [...]

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Handsome Family 6Music Hub Session

September 25, 2009 The Handsome Family

Cerys Matthews is showing her cards as quite a Loose follower… and good on her! Leading on from having the Duke & The King in last week, Cerys hosted The Handsome Family today who recorded songs for a hub session. You can listen to them direct here for the next seven days (they are about [...]

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Club Uncut

September 17, 2009 The Duke & The King

As of this posting there are still a handful of tickets left for Club Uncut tomorrow night at the Relentless Garage in London. Willard Grant Conspiracy + The Duke & The King The Garage 20-22 Highbury Corner London N5 1RD Doors 6.30pm Tickets www.thegarage.co.uk 

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Make your own Handsome Family…

July 11, 2009 The Handsome Family

What a find!! The newest template from Paper Foldables is the husband and wife alt.country band, The Handsome Family!! You can download the template for free via the above below. And what’s fun about this foldable is that they’re actually attached, so you can push them together for a little smooching action. Download the PDF [...]

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The Handsome Family's favorite Honeymoon songs

July 1, 2009 The Handsome Family

As a part of Drowned in Sounds’ Alt Country Week, Rennie picked out The Handsome Family‘s favorite Honeymoon songs – – – – – Paradise can been found in a book store, on the highway, anywhere the wind blows and the music plays. Here are five songs to lead you away from fluorescent lights and computer [...]

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Handsome Family live session

June 13, 2009 The Handsome Family

Ralph McClean had The Handsome Family in session last night on his Mclean’s country program, chatting and playing songs from their new album ‘Honey Moon’. You can listen again to show until this coming Friday at the follow link; Listen Again TRACKS: MY FRIEND / WILD WOOD/ A THOUSAND DIAMOND RINGS/ LONELINESS OF MAGNETS / [...]

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