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Month: March 2020

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Damien Jurado + Dana Garvanski, FolkeStone Quarterhouse, Folkestone, 1st March 2020

March 9, 2020 Jason McDonald 0
During his outstanding set, Damien Jurado mentioned that it was the first time he had played in Folkestone and he apologized to the local members of the audience for his prior belief that it was only […]
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AUK’s Chain Gang: Tift Merritt “Another Country”

March 9, 2020 Steven Howlett 0
Last week’s chain gang featured Jason Isbell which could have led on to something by the Drive-By Truckers, or maybe Drivin and Cryin, or maybe a dip into the wealth of talent produced by Dave Cobb. […]
Album Reviews

Kirsty Almeida “Moonbird” (All Made Up Records, 2020)

March 9, 2020 Rick Bayles 0
This is quite a lovely record. Gibraltarian singer/songwriter Kirsty Almeida has crafted some very interesting songs for this, her first studio album in nearly six years (since 2014’s ‘Dejavoodu’). She had taken a creative sabbatical following […]
Album Reviews

Traveller “Blank Page” (TVL Records 2019)

March 9, 2020 Elise Kennedy 0
Scottish country/Americana trio Traveller has made quite a statement with their latest release which clearly shows their influences of REM and Keith Urban. The band consisting of Gerry Sheridan (lead vocals, guitar and keyboard), Brian Socha […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Tai Shan “Wishing You Were Here”

March 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Tai Shan is a singer-songwriter who’s hard to pin down to a single musical genre – her stories want to expand out of a folk or rock constraint in order to pull in soulful elements and […]

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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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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 […]
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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

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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”
  • Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May
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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 […]
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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Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – I am having a rare venture down to London to see Sam Russo tonight although I’m so tired I fully expect to fall asleep in […]
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Slow Parade “Maybe You’ll Come Around, Again”

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Laid-back americana with a nice groove and engaging words. Slow Parade is songwriter Matthew Pendrick aided and abetted by friends from his home city of Atlanta, Georgia, who met during his decade as part of the […]
James Meadow album "A Scarecrow Sight" 2020
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James Meadow “A Scarecrow Sight”

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Songs that stand out from the crowd via a unique voice and deft guitar skills. James Meadow’s debut album builds on the legacy of 70s and 80s American folk-rock artists, but with one immediately obvious difference: […]

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