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Bronwynne Brent, Ritz Acoustic, Burnham on Sea, 16th March 2017

March 17, 2017 Peter Churchill 1

How an unassuming and talented artist from the Mississippi Delta ends up playing at venues such as the cosy and intimate Ritz Acoustic Club in Burnham on Sea is one of the great joys of the […]

Videos

Video: John Mellencamp “Grandview”

March 17, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From his new album Sad Clowns and Hillbillies, this fine slice of rock’n’roll from Mr Mellencamp also features Martina McBride.

Album Reviews

Hurray For The Riff Raff “The Navigator” (ATO Records 2017)

March 16, 2017 Tim Merricks 1

Imagine a Latin American, gypsy troubadour, Bowie aficionado with a chip on her shoulder and a score to settle with The Donald. Sound scary? Introducing Alynda Lee Segarra, leading lady with Hurray for the Riff Raff. […]

Features

“Why Americana is one of the most deceptive labels in music”

March 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A great little article from the Guidelive.com site which was published a couple of weeks ago and we’ve just come across, which discusses the difficulty of defining the genre. Believe me, we’ve had some heated discussions […]

News

Barbican announces Mercury Rev, with Royal Northern Sinfonia.

March 16, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Time, it seems, has done its usual trick and flown by – can it really be a whole ten years since musically eclectic label Bella Union’s tenth birthday celebration at the RFH? It would appear so, […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

Interviews

Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 172 “Crocodiles…”

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Grandchildren have become a vital cog in the day-to-day lives of Mrs H and myself and we frequently find ourselves astonished at the simple pleasure that can be derived from watching a small child laughing as […]

Album Reviews

J.W. Schuller “No Mud In Joyville” (Independent, 2018)

March 6, 2018 0

“Quirky” is difficult to get right as it can easily slide into archness or clever clever pointlessness. JW Schuller’s acoustic folk-pop nails it though, and on his second release, a seven song, twenty-six minute mini-album he […]

News

Details of new album from Joan Baez

December 21, 2017 0

Some details have come through on Joan Baez’s upcoming new album.  To be released on March 2nd 2018 via Proper Records Whistle Down the Wind will feature a selection of songs by Baez’s favourite songwriters. Whistle Down […]

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