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Video Premiere: Ayla Brook & The Sound Men “(I Think I) Hit My Limit”

February 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the characterful vocal and excellent musicianship on this video premiere from Ayla Brook & The Sound Men.  The easy, rootsy rock sound and the well-crafted song are complemented by a video that showcases the […]
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Katy Rose Bennett “The Meantine” (Independent, 2019)

February 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
‘The Meantine‘ is the fifth album from Birmingham based, rural Oxfordshire raised, Katy Rose Bennett. The nine songs that make it up are firmly in a modern folk vein, given an immediacy by Bennett’s decision to […]
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Arborist “A Northern View” (Rollercoaster Records, 2020)

February 13, 2020 Linda Jameson 0
Arborist started as a solo project for singer Mark McCambridge but evolved into a five piece band for the recording of their first album ‘Home Burial’. The addition of guitars and piano enriched their sound. Now, […]
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Video Premiere: Love Me in the Dark “Old Soul”

February 13, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
This is the international video premiere of the new lyric video from Love Me in the Dark.  The voices of Steve McCormick and Heather Donavon blend beautifully.  The two met on stage five years ago and […]
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Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, The Barbican, London, 25th January 2020

February 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
A rare visit to these shores for Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn saw the pair on stage at The Barbican – it was the simplest of stage setups, a couple of chairs, a few microphones and […]

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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

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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”

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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”

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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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Something for the weekend: Grant McLennan “Horsebreaker Star”

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That’s it from us for another week dear reader. I was chatting to one of our writers earlier this week about my love for Grant McLennan, one half of course of the seminal Australian band The […]
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Various Artists “Imaginational Anthem vol. XII: I Thought I Told You – A Yorkshire Tribute to Michael Chapman”

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Yorkshire artists pay tribute to fellow Yorkshire artist Michael Chapman with mixed results. Michael Chapman was a British singer-songwriter and virtuosic guitar player who passed away in September 2021. He has released over 50 albums, but it […]
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Gruff Rhys saddles up with tour to support rereleased and expanded “American Interior”

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Originally released in 2014, the album has now been remastered and will be released for the first time on Rough Trade with bonus tracks that have long been out of print on LP and never released […]

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