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Year: 2017

Live Reviews

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Albert Hall, Manchester, 25th October 2017

October 30, 2017 Dave Jennings 1

The resplendent setting of a former Methodist hall in central Manchester was a suitable venue to welcome Jason Isbell back to these shores and an expectant congregation of devotees were not disappointed by an evening that […]

Album Reviews

El Goodo “By Order of the Moose” (Strangetown Records, 2017)

October 30, 2017 David Cowling 0

With bands like El Goodo you have to buy into what they’re doing or not engage at all. They indulge in a glorious nostalgia for 1960’s music – the signifiers are all decades old, they’re not […]

Tracks

Chris Stapleton “Millionaire” – Listen

October 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Like the sickly sweet shortbread of the same name, Chris “Staple Gun” Stapleton has released Millionaire, a new song from his forthcoming album “From A Room: Volume 2.” which is a cover of the Kevin Welch country […]

News

Jason Isbell appears on Andrew Marr Show

October 30, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell made an appearance on the Andrew Marr show yesterday morning playing the track If We Were Vampires from his latest album.  Described by Marr as “the maverick star of americana” you can catch the […]

Live Reviews

Jesse Dayton +James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band, Stereo, Glasgow, Wednesday 25th October 2017

October 30, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

“It might get loud in here,” Jesse Dayton’s opening words on arriving on stage for this hotly anticipated gig. He wasn’t kidding. From the moment he and his two sidekicks slammed into Daddy Was A Badass, […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “My Favorite Mistake”

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Interview: David Grisman on the groundbreaking Garcia/Grisman album and more

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Album cover for "Some Other Stories" by Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer

Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer “Some Other Stories”

Album Reviews
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Ace Records’ second volume of black artists’ Dylan covers out in January 2026

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The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Hannah Crossrose

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  • For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “My Favorite Mistake”
  • Interview: David Grisman on the groundbreaking Garcia/Grisman album and more
  • Melanie Crew and Ross Palmer “Some Other Stories”
  • Ace Records’ second volume of black artists’ Dylan covers out in January 2026
  • The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Hannah Crossrose
  • Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits “Down for Life”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 212 “Home Truths”
  • The Song Remains: Steve Cropper (1941 -2025)
  • Eric Bibb “If You’re Free” – freedom is never free
  • Video Premiere: Breanne Marie & The Front Porch Sinners “Shelf”
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  • Sasha Sambrotta: great song sang with compassion. love the lyrics amazing voice all round amazing performance.
  • Roger Worton: This song is my 'hidden' treasure cos Sheryl's not considered cool maybe?
  • Deno: This song is awesome. Simple but really emotional sound, and the lyrics are great.

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Interview: David Grisman on the groundbreaking Garcia/Grisman album and more

December 8, 2025 1

The “Garcia/Grisman” album was recorded in 1991, and chances are you never heard these two master musicians sound as good as they did on this record. Jerry Garcia’s tasteful picking on this album is inspired and […]

Interviews

Interview: Dan Bern has still got his fastball, and a change-up

December 2, 2025 1

In the smart and lively songs of Dan Bern, nuances are at work like honeybees in a hive. A busy swarm of subtleties generates a nucleus of narrative honeycomb that has more layers than an archaeologist’s […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Dillon Warnek “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep”

December 2, 2025 0

Dillon Warnek’s “As the Neighbors Tried to Sleep” is a sharp and dizzying collection of songs about everything and anything. “Rolling Stone” raved that his debut album “Now That It’s All Over”, was full of “wry character […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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