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Steve Gunn “The Unseen in Between” (Matador Records, 2019)

February 15, 2019 Paul Kerr 0
Maybe the best example of an “underground” artist coming to the fore that we’ve come across in recent years, Steve Gunn is perhaps best known as having been Kurt Vile’s guitarist. However, he has a healthy […]
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Video: Jolene “Pensacola”

February 15, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
Back to 1998 for this week’s retro slot and the much missed Jolene, who released five great albums around the turn of the century.  This is Pensacola from In The Gloaming.  Have a great weekend everyone.
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Angus McOg head to UK for dates next week

February 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Italian alt.folk and Americana band (not a phrase we use that often) Angus McOg return to the UK for the first time in six years to play dates in support of acclaimed third album ‘Beginners’. Angus […]
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Luke Sital-Singh “Lover” – Listen

February 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
What?  Didn’t we already have a track feature today?  What’s going on?  Well, lucky, lucky reader that you are we’ve decided to recognise this special day with a bonus track with a title that reflects appropriately.  […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: Fountains of Wayne “Fire in the Canyon”

February 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Fountains of Wayne will always be known for ‘Stacy’s Mom’ which is kind of unfortunate when it means people will overlook absolute gems in their back catalogue such as ‘Hey Julie, The Summer Place’ and this […]

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Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!

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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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  • Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
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”

March 12, 2026 0
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”

March 11, 2026 2
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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Gillian Welch “Peace In The Valley” – Listen

November 5, 2020 0
Gillian Welch continues the release of rare recordings and demos with the latest instalment of her archival series ‘Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3.‘  Today’s song is a moving rendition of the tale of […]
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Nathan Evans Fox “Texas Dust” (BMI, 2018)

June 8, 2018 0
Nathan Evans Fox sounds like the truth. In the end, that’s what we go to songwriters for, isn’t it? That sense of themselves that reveals a glimpse of ourselves, too. Fox sings about his own family, […]
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Track premiere: Colin Devlin “Water”

October 1, 2018 0
Dublin-born/ L.A. based songwriter Colin Devlin is gearing up to release his sophomore LP ‘High Point’ on Friday, which is produced by Pierre Marchand (Sara McLachlan, Rufus Wainright), and he’s shared this beautiful little track from […]

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