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Month: December 2017

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Jason Haywood “Folklore” (Independent, 2017)

December 14, 2017 Phil Grant 0
In something of a departure for the Canadian singer-songwriter, the latest album by Jason Haywood is a dark, ambitious and as big in scope as the land it came from. The opening (The Ballad of Clara […]
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Karla Kane “King’s Daughters Home For Incurables” – Listen

December 14, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
Californian Karla Kane unleashes a veritable storm of melodic whimsy on this ukulele led new folk-song that celebrates a mythical world of English folk whilst admitting that “I wanted to be an English folk singer / A […]
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Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown, Dingwall’s, London, 5th December 2017

December 14, 2017 Mark Underwood 0
A random conversation with a total stranger at this summer’s Ramblin’ Man Fair, who insisted I head directly to the Blues tent to see an amazing guitar slinger from Nashville, is what brought me to this […]
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Roll Alabama Roll !

December 14, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1
Well, it’s nice to have some good news for once – so here’s a bonus Video to celebrate.  It was this or Neil Young and Bellowhead are a bit more up-beat.  And photogenic.  Shallow, us ?  […]
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Video: I’m With Her “See You Around”

December 14, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0
AKA Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins, which is an impressive pedigree for a new band, this is the title track from their debut album, due out on February 18th.  There’s a London date in […]

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Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]
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Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

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Warm, wistful country-leaning songs find their strength in memory, reflection and some lovely understated musical touches. There is something appropriately old-fashioned about Just Like a Black and White Film, the sixth studio album from Dave Sutherland. […]
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Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

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Polaris-nominated Acadian songwriter Lisa LeBlanc has announced her new album, Patchwork, which will come out on 29th January 2027 via Bonsound, and has released the lead single, A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought, with a […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

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As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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