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Pick of the Political Pops: Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper “Jesus At MacDondalds”

June 28, 2019 Paul Villers 0

As most of our regular reader(s) will know Americana-UK Towers is based in The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia. That said we do have brethren/sistren outlying communities in The People’s Republic of Birminghemia, The People’s Republic of […]

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Mid Sussex Americana & Ale Festival returns for third year

June 28, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Back for a third time is one of Americana UK’s favourite summertime events – the Mid Sussex Americana and Ale festival. Hosted by James Walker (managing director of Brighthelmstone Promotions and At The Helm records), a […]

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Albi & The Wolves “This Is War” – Listen

June 28, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

New Zealand folk trio Albi & The Wolves make a big sound with just three people – Chris Dent fronts the band on guitar whilst Pascal Roggen adds electric violin and bass comes from Micheal Young.  […]

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Dean Maywood “Dean Maywood” (Independent, 2019)

June 28, 2019 Elise Kennedy 1

Dean Maywood is an Irish born singer-songwriter, who has played extensively live in both Ireland and the US.  This musical experience has influenced his musical journey with traces of bluegrass in his playing. His debut EP […]

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Video: Neil Young “Keep On Rockin’ In The Free World”

June 28, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

As it’s that weekend again here’s Mr Young there in 2009 with an incendiary “Rockin’ In The Free World” followed by a lovely version of “A Day In The Life“.  Have a great weekend wherever you […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Oh wow – now this is something really special for you all dear readership.  ‘How Beautiful Am I?’ is a song from the latest album ‘Sending Up Flares‘ , the fourth, from Portland’s  Casey Neil and […]

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Hunter Muskett “That Was Then This Is Now” (Limefield, 2013)

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In 1969 The Beatles released Abbey Road, 150,000 attended the second Isle of Wight Festival, Lulu shared first place in the Eurovision with Boom Bang-a-Bang and, somehow absent from the Wikipedia entry for that year, Chris […]

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Video Premiere: Keturah Allgood “Little Girl”

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Here’s the video premiere for ‘Little Girl’ from North Carolina’s Keturah Allgood.  This song is particularly meaningful to her as it is essentially an affirming and loving message to herself.  She says of the song’s theme: “Little […]

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