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St Mary, St Michael “Whisky And Silence” – Listen

October 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Today’s song is timely and looks like being timely for some time to come: it’s a Covid release.  Taken from the recent ‘Time is Standing Still‘ EP by St Mary, St Michael it’s a song that […]
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The Mavericks band member “assaulted for speaking Spanish”

October 7, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
A member of Latin country-rock band The Mavericks has reported being assaulted over the weekend “for speaking Spanish.” Trumpet player Lorenzo Molina Ruiz described an assault that he and his friend Orlando Morales endured while at […]
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Video: Sam Burton “I Am No Moon”

October 7, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the third single from Sam Burton’s forthcoming album, ‘I Can Go With You’, which is due out on 30th October.  This is a typically introspective, atmospheric song, featuring Burton’s moodily evocative vocal.  The Palestinian […]
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Interview: Austin Lucas on songwriting, activism and punk’s impact on the world

October 6, 2020 Martin Johnson 0
With the impending US Presidential election, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and the worldwide social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed appropriate for Americana UK to talk again to musician […]
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Eli Winter “Maroon” – Listen

October 6, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Eli Winter is a guitarist from Chicago who is as happy on 6 or 12 strings, and will switch to lap guitars in the blink of an eye.  His new album ‘Unbecoming’ sees Winter leading a band […]

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There are very few artists who are as consistently excellent across a whole career as Lyle Lovett. He marries sharp, witty observations with immaculate musicianship, starting with his eponymous debut record and going right up to […]
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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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Pat Keen “Cell Song” – Listen

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Minneapolis based Pat Keen has his third solo album – ‘Cells Remain‘ – out on August 21st on Birdwatcher Records.  This is the almost title song.  It’s the gentlest folk-framed cut, with hypnotic waves of sound […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Ani DiFranco “Not A Pretty Girl”

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‘Not A Pretty Girl’ captures an intriguing portrait of songwriter, musician, poet, and political activist Ani DiFranco as a young woman. It was her sixth studio album on Righteous Babe Records, the label she started at […]
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Book Review: Tamara Saviano “Poets and Dreamers: My Life in Americana Music”

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Firstly, who is Tamara Saviano? Her website describes her as “an author, producer and creative ringleader.” Her productions focus mainly around tribute albums, including the excellent ‘This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark’ and […]

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