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Month: May 2018

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Eli West, Lumpy Hills Adventure Playground, London, 11th May 2018

May 16, 2018 David Allen 0
Turn off the lights, unplug the speakers, and welcome to the woodchip stage one of the finest flatpicking guitarists on the Americana scene today – Eli West. On a cool and breezy evening in a secluded […]
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Video: Horse Feathers “Without Applause”

May 16, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0
A great video to accompany the new single from Portland, Oregon outfit Horse Feathers, taken from their excellent latest album Appreciation, out now.
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Helen Raven “Helen Raven” (Phonic Box Records, 2018)

May 15, 2018 Michael Farley 0
This four-track EP from UK based Helen Raven is her debut release with all tracks having been written, recorded and produced by the artist. Raven describes the genre of her work as “Folk Noir” which is presumably […]
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Joshua Hedley “Mr Jukebox” (Third Man Records, 2018)

May 15, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0
Third Man Records is associated with Jack White’s crusade of rescuing the recording industry from the crushing banality of the digital sound and over commercialism that accelerated to the saturation point it currently enjoys. So what’s the […]
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Carter Sampson + Jesse Aycock & Lauren Barth, Glad Café, Glasgow, 12 May 2018

May 15, 2018 Alistair Thorn 0
Oklahoma’s Carter Sampson is no stranger to these shores. Her trademark red boots have graced many a UK music venue over the past few years. This was the opening night of her UK tour promoting her  […]

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, an exciting day for us as we announce full details for our 25 year event which takes place in Liverpool later this year – you can find more […]
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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Bob Lind “It Oughta Be Easy”

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With 60 years of recordings, Bob Lind is here to stay.   Bob Lind has a mighty back catalogue. He recorded his first album nearly 60 years ago; he’s been recording almost consistently ever since, and his […]
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Steve Gunn “Nakama EP”

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Warm and fuzzy reworkings of recent ‘Other You’ songs by eclectic mix of appreciative artists. Steve Gunn’s work is often a delicious mix of folk and avant-garde eclecticism which works best when employing repeated complex guitar […]

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