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Month: October 2019

Live Reviews

AmericanaFest, Nashville, September 10th-15th, 2019

October 11, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
For Americana UK, this year’s Nashville experience ended where it pretty much started – at Robert’s Western World on Lower Broadway. Hotfoot from arriving in the city around 7pm our assembled scribes headed straight downtown to […]
Album Reviews

EG Vines “Family Business” (Independent, 2019)

October 11, 2019 Steven Rafferty 0
When his band called it a day in 2015, EG Vines decided to strike out on his own. Last year’s EP ‘Conversation’ put listeners on notice that there was more to come. Vines’ debut LP ‘Family […]
Tracks

Wood Hitch “Gentle Reminder” – Listen

October 11, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Wood Hitch are Brady Harris and Rose Shawhan, an LA based duo who make Americana-Folk-Pop as showcased on their new eponymous debut EP.  Brady plays the music, both trade vocals, and the sound is dreamy and […]
Live Reviews

Sean McConnell, Manchester Academy 2, 29th September 2019

October 11, 2019 Helen Jones 0
When Sean McConnell came on stage without fanfare – clad in denim and holding his guitar, testing his microphone before beginning – the audience weren’t prepared for the powerful performance he was about to unleash. Opening […]
Videos

Video: Chris Smither “Time Stood Still”

October 11, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
In the retro slot this week we go back a decade for an unusual live performance by guitar ace Chris Smither, as he’s got a drummer and second guitarist with him who could well be David […]

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Tracks

Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand

September 23, 2026 0
Molly & Me is the latest single from the upcoming album from Margo Cilker, Little White Cross, which is out on October 9th via Fossil Records. Molly & Me starts out as a story about a teenage friendship […]
Videos

Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter

September 23, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Bird, aka Janie Price. The Lady Who Reads The Cards is a catchy song, full of melodic hooks that showcase the range of Bird’s clear, controlled voice. Co-written […]
Album Reviews

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2
One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

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  • More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott
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  • Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates
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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 […]
Interviews

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

August 26, 2026 0
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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