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Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0

Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

July 14, 2026 1

A couple of years ago I saw James Hodder perform in the basement room of Farringdon’s Betsey Trotwood, supporting Casey Neill and Jerry Joseph. This spatially challenged, cosy venue facilitates close proximity to the artists and […]

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm

July 14, 2026 0

On her new album In the Safety of the Light, Jenny Gillespie Mason is turning back to her musical roots. After a decade pursuing psychedelic pop, jazz, and electronic textures through her project Sis (and most […]

Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

July 14, 2026 0

Vancouver-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Alex Southey has released an absorbing new single. Green Sunday opens with gently insistent guitar before lush layers are introduced and, halfway through, percussion is ushered in, giving the song a greater urgency. […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 3

Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]

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More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder
A couple of years ago I saw James Hodder perform in the basement room of Farringdon’s Betsey Trotwood, supporting Casey Neill and Jerry Joseph. This spatially challenged, cosy venue facilitates close proximity to the artists [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together [...]
Interviews
Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012
The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. [...]
Essentials
Essentials: Americana Podcasts and Internet Radio updated for 2026
It’s been two years since we updated our list of the essential podcasts in our part of the musical forest, and as podcasts do come and go on occasion, it seemed like a good time [...]

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0

Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

July 13, 2026 0

Mary Gauthier has announced the release of her latest album, Reckoning, via Soundly/Thirty Tigers on 25th September 2026. The new record is described as exuding an urgency during turbulent times, while offering inspiration and hope. Each […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

July 13, 2026 3

In the last four weeks, I have taken the train to gigs in London featuring the likes of My Girl The River, Jerry Joseph, Kevin Morby, and others. I am a very lucky man, and recently […]

Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?

July 13, 2026 0

Kaatwalk is a pretty busy Twin Cities-based musician; she releases solo material, has a duo with Marv Gohman (who plays banjo on today’s song) called Marv & Kaat, and she also sings with the band, The […]

Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)

July 13, 2026 1

Here’s the joyous Twin Flames from American Aquarium, an unselfconscious proclamation of love delivered through tuneful country rock. With an undercurrent of pedal steel and flourishes of keys, the sonic scene is set for BJ Barham’s […]

Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm
July 14, 2026 0
On her new album In the Safety of the Light, Jenny Gillespie Mason is turning back to her musical roots. After a decade pursuing psychedelic pop, jazz, and electronic textures through her project Sis (and [...]
Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
July 14, 2026 0
Vancouver-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Alex Southey has released an absorbing new single. Green Sunday opens with gently insistent guitar before lush layers are introduced and, halfway through, percussion is ushered in, giving the song a greater [...]
Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?
July 13, 2026 0
Kaatwalk is a pretty busy Twin Cities-based musician; she releases solo material, has a duo with Marv Gohman (who plays banjo on today’s song) called Marv & Kaat, and she also sings with the band, [...]
Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)
July 13, 2026 1
Here’s the joyous Twin Flames from American Aquarium, an unselfconscious proclamation of love delivered through tuneful country rock. With an undercurrent of pedal steel and flourishes of keys, the sonic scene is set for BJ [...]
Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”
July 10, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet [...]

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