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Live Reviews

Joan Shelley + Maiden Radio, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 10th October 2018

October 16, 2018 Alistair Thorn 0

Joan Shelley is no stranger to Glasgow’s Glad Cafe. Returning to the venue for a fourth time, the Kentucky-born artist has built up a loyal following. Whether a long term fan or a relative newbie attracted […]

Album Reviews

Philippe Bronchtein “Me and the Moon” (Independent, 2018)

October 16, 2018 Dave Clarke 0

Philippe Bronchtein comes from Madison, in Nashville, Tennessee. This is his fourth full length album, but the first under his real name; before this, he was Hip Hatchet. Check out the track, ‘Sun Can’t Walk’ from […]

Live Reviews

Nathan Bell + Doghouse Roses, The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, 6th October 2018

October 16, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

For those who seek out excellent music in intimate surroundings the upstairs lounge in Aberdeen’s Blue Lamp is a place to check out. Tonight’s show, from the opening set by Scottish duo Doghouse Roses which was […]

Videos

Video: Jaywalkers “This Time”

October 16, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Always good to feature a great new UK band and Jaywalkers are definitely that.  This is from their new album Time To Save the World, out on November 5th, and has a lovely video too.  They’re […]

Album Reviews

Tom Petty “An American Treasure – 4CD Deluxe” (Reprise Records, 2018)

October 15, 2018 Jonathan Aird 2

So what am I supposed to tell you about Tom Petty that you’re not already aware of? And what is the point of this compilation to an Americana music fan who already has all the albums? […]

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  • Steep Canyon Rangers ride on to their “Next Act” in May 2026
  • “Remember The Humans” – first in a decade from Broken Social Scene
  • Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind
  • Sean Taylor “First Light”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Pat Reedy
  • Mirah “The Ballad of The Bride of Frankenstein” are we monsters
  • Video: Kezia Gill “Gut Feeling” – when it speaks, you better listen
  • Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Mary Chapin Carpenter “American Stooge”
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Behind the Songs

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

February 10, 2026 0

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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Features

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 […]

Essentials

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

March 12, 2020 4

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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