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Month: April 2018

Album Reviews

Great Peacock “Gran Pavo Real” (Ropeadope, 2018)

April 25, 2018 Alan O'Hare 0
Jason Isbell and Dave Cobb may well be redefining ‘The Nashville Sound’, but Great Peacock aren’t paying any attention. “I’m a rolling stone, I can’t sit still,” sings lead singer and guitarist Andrew Nelson, on the […]
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Hope In High Water house concert tour

April 25, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
UK Americana duo Hope In High Water are firm favourites here at Americana UK towers, which means that we’re delighted that they’ll be back on the road in October. for a series of house concerts.  As […]
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Video: Clint Michigan “Shirt Off”

April 25, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
Taken from his album Centuries, this is a powerful song about insecurity and exposure by singer-songwriter Clint Michigan with an equally powerful video to accompany it.
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Deep Dark Woods arrive in UK next week for dates

April 24, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
If you go down to the Deep Dark Woods today, you’d better not close your eyes as the Canadian band drop anchor on our fair shores next week for a series of dates in support of […]
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Les Saules Pleureurs “Are You Loathsome Tonight” – Listen

April 24, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Les Saules Pleureurs are not as French as they might sound – as they are Robert Paul (Severed Limb) on vocals and guitar, and Sophie Loyer (Urban Voodoo Machine) on violin.  Their approach is organic vinyl […]

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Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

September 22, 2026 0
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

September 22, 2026 0
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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Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

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Virginian alt-country band transitions into indie rock on their fourth full-length outing. Dogwood Tales celebrate ten years as a band with the release of their 4th full length album, entitled Every Star in Rockingham County, and […]

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  • Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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

August 28, 2026 1
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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Bold, powerful and captivating, the third album from English duo Ida Mae is a mature, satisfying offering. Play it loud. Ida Mae is husband and wife duo Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean Ward. The couple moved […]

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