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    Album Of The Week Album Of The Week - 14/02/2026 - Track 5 Bringing Last Of The Wild to a close is the final track on the album, the excellent song Headstrong. A song about roots and home but also breaking away, its a strong song to close the very accomplished album from the Noble Jack. For me, I love the way the songs builds from its slow, pensive beginning to a foot stomping folk rock anthem to bring Last Of The Wild to a conclussion. Album Of The Week - 14/02/2026 - Track 4 My penultimate selection is a perfect example of Noble Jacks delving into their Americana influences. Late Night Train has a wonderful singalong melody with its plaintive harmonica and catchy chorus this song has elements of the Levellers for me. . Album Of The Week - 14/02/2026 - Track 3 My latest selection from Last Of The Wild is the song How Long. A slower paced track which allows the fiddle to come to the fore and lead the melody of this beautifully emotive song. Album Of The Week - 14/02/2026 -...
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   Album Of The Week 2026 - Archive Album Of The Week - 03/01/2026 Dark Fields - Show of Hands We kick off 2026 with a band that have made a massive impact on my music listening, the Devon based folk duo, Show of Hands, who comprise of singer/songwriter/musician Steve Knightley and the multi-instrumentalist and folk legend Phil Beer, formerly of the Albion Band. This week’s album, Dark Fields, is the fourth of my 32 Show of Hands albums to be selected as my album of week and its an album that has a special memory, as I bought it at a gig we attended at the Exeter Phoenix soon after Julie & I started following them. Dark Fields, released in 1997, is actually the bands 6 th  album although the first 3 were cassette only and are now long out of print. Therefore, Dark Fields is the third main release album and continued the success and acclaim Show of Hands had garnered from their previous 2 albums. In 1996, Show of Hands surprisingly booked the Royal Albert Hall and even...
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