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Video: Gregory Pepper & His Problems “Maybe I’ll See You”

March 20, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
This animated video is populated by characters from horror movies, singing along to Pepper’s gentle new single, ‘Maybe I’ll See You’.  Pepper worked with illustrator David Partridge to create these, “…retired monsters living life after the […]
Features

10 songs about other artists

March 19, 2020 Clint West 11
Here are ten songs written about other artists. The list below is not the final word, but represents the start of a conversation. The idea is to explore some of our favourite artists singing about other […]
Album Reviews

Karen Dalton “The Recording Is The Trip – The Karen Dalton Archives” (Megaphone, 2020)

March 19, 2020 Martin Johnson 0
‘Recording Is The Trip – The Karen Dalton Archives’ is a sumptuous box set that is currently retailing at £95 on Amazon. It includes two remastered albums across 3 CDs and the same albums issued for […]
Tracks

Damien Jurado “Birds Tricked Into The Trees” – Listen

March 19, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
‘Birds Tricked into the Trees‘ is taken from Damien Jurado’s new album ‘What’s New, Tomboy?’ which is out on Loose on May 1st.  It’s the album opener and sees Jurado groping through strands of reality to […]
Live Reviews

Nada Surf – Manchester Academy 3, 13th March 2020

March 19, 2020 Mark Whitfield 4
Nada Surf are one of those bands who occupy a distinct corner of americana in the broadest sense – at times they can sound like they’re nothing to do with the genre, their new album having […]

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

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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Michael Weston King “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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Joe Martin

Preview: Joe Martin to release new record and play spring and autumn UK tours

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

March 27, 2026 7
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 […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

March 27, 2026 0
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

March 27, 2026 0
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 […]

  • Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!
  • Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”
  • Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May
  • Michael Weston King “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”
  • Preview: Joe Martin to release new record and play spring and autumn UK tours
  • Classic Clips: Ryan Adams, The Infamous Stringdusters & Nicki Bluhm “Oh My Sweet Carolina” – Stephen Colbert Show, 2017
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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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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Something for the weekend: The Guthries “Season to Leave”

March 3, 2023 0
That’s it from us for another week dear reader – don’t forget to check out Mike Ritchie’s 400th show on Sunday, details here – but in the meantime we leave you with a classic track from […]
Videos

Video premiere: Danni Nicholls “Beautifully Broken”

January 30, 2017 0
Taken from the album Mockingbird Lane, nominated for Americana Music Association Album of The Year.
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Neil Young shares video for ‘Peace Trail’ – Watch

March 6, 2017 1
NPR are being good to us again this week – they’re carrying the new Neil Young video (which is really quite lovely) with the following blurb: “When Neil Young gets fired up, sometimes his best music […]

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