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AmericanA to Z – The Delmore Brothers

February 12, 2019 Mark Nenadic 0
Before Americana, before Outlaw Country, before Nashville even; there was Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family and importantly The Delmore Brothers. From a dirt poor Alabama farming family, these boys fused blues, folk and gospel to create […]
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Track Premiere – Smith Allen “Pouring Rain”

February 12, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
If you like your music drenched in pedal steel and with a singer with a warm vocal, then you’re going to like Smith Allen.  If you like your backup vocals performed by Miranda Lee Richards then […]
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Video Premiere: Hearts Of Oak “High Water”

February 12, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
Taken from their latest album, Moves, out now, this is Portand Oregon outfit Hearts Of Oak.  Aptly labelled “shoegazer country”, there are distinctly psychedelic overtones to their take on Americana.    Great video as well.  We […]
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John Kilzer “Scars” (Archer Records, 2019)

February 11, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
On the title track of his second album on Archer Records, ‘Scars’, John Kilzer sings: “…And may you learn to love the scars.” He may well have been singing about his own rich and varied life, […]
Live Reviews

Ferris & Sylvester, The Poetry Club, Glasgow, Tuesday 5th February 2019

February 11, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0
Glasgow’s Poetry Club is a great place for an intimate gig. With a sold-out crowd of 125, it was the perfect venue for the second night of Ferris & Sylvester’s first headline tour.  The duo of […]

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Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

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Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]
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Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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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

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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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