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Nikki & The Phantom Callers “They’ve Never Walked Through Shadows” – Listen

October 24, 2019 Jonathan Aird 2
There’s a mighty blend of modern know-how and traditional voice blending on ‘They’ve Never Walked Through Shadows‘, the new single from Atlanta’s Nikki & The Phantom Callers. The band describe themselves as purveyors of jangling country-tinged […]
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Video Premiere: Norrie McCulloch “With You In My Life”

October 24, 2019 Jeremy Searle 2
Scottish singer-songwriter released his latest (and excellent) album ‘Compass‘ earlier this year and this is a great live version of one of the songs from it.  You can pick up a copy of the album here.
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Raelyn Nelson Band “Don’t” (Independent, 2019)

October 23, 2019 Ewan Lury 0
A name ending in Nelson gets you excited as a reviewer in this genre of music, hoping that you’ve been given the opportunity to listen to Willie Nelson’s or Lukas Nelson’s music before its official release. […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: Cosmic Rough Riders “The Pain Inside”

October 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
The Cosmic Rough Riders were formed in 1998 by Daniel Wylie and Stephen Fleming at the advent of the first big wave of americana as a thing which hit the UK around the time, their first […]
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Nathan Bell + David Leask, The Fallen Angels Club, The Admiral Bar, Glasgow, 17th October 2019

October 23, 2019 Paul Kerr 1
This was a welcome return to Glasgow by Nathan Bell for his last date on a short UK tour, prior to him appearing at Rambling Roots Festival in Utrecht a few days later. A heavy hitter […]

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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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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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Video: Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage “Hidden Things”

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This is the new single, a delicately lovely piece, from rising duo Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage.  You’ve still just got time to catch them on tour in the UK, and you should.
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Jeff Tweedy “Twilight Override”

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One of the founding fathers of americana music delivers a magnum opus for our times. Well, suppose you find that music is a distraction from difficult times. In that case, the current state of the world […]
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Small Venue Heroes: Darren Hayman

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Born in Essex Darren Hayman was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist in Hefner, an indie band beloved by John Peel. Following their spilt 20 years ago Hayman has been prolific, producing around 21 albums, numerous […]

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