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Nicol and Elliott “My Heart Will Wait (EP)”(Independent, 2020)

February 26, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

Nicol and Elliot are Andrew and Rachel, respectively. A duo who met at Celtic Connections in their hometown of Glasgow. Two string musicians whose languid guitar and fiddle stylings perfectly correspond as much as their vocals […]

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Video: Leonard Cohen “Thanks for the Dance”

February 26, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Is there a more darkly distinctive voice in music than Leonard Cohen’s?  Last year his son, Adam, completed and released a set of songs they had begun working on before Cohen’s death.  This posthumous collection was […]

Features

Americana A to Z – Neutral Milk Hotel

February 25, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

Americana is described as the “amalgam of American music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions”. You might therefore think it inappropriate when producing an article entitled Americana A-Z, to write about Neutral […]

Features

Ten Questions with America

February 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

America are currently on their 50th anniversary world tour.  Don’t get too excited – there’s just one UK gig date scheduled (10th July Shepherds Bush Empire, as well as a festival appearance (Cornbury, 12th July).  The […]

Videos

Video: Waiting For Wednesday “Bad Company”

February 25, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Bad Company’ is the latest release from Yorkshire duo, Waiting For Wednesday and is taken from their upcoming EP, ‘Assembly Point Sessions’.  The EP will be released on Sunday 8th March to coincide with International Women’s […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

Interviews

Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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Video: Ferris & Sylvester “I Dare You”

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Winners of the UK AMA Emerging Artist award 2020, this is London duo Ferris & Sylvester’s new single, which is a wonderful bluesy rock’n’roll howl  of a song.  Excellent video too.

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Live Review: Andy Irvine, Junction 2, Cambridge, October 5th 2022

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A much delayed gig for Andy Irvine at the Junction 2, with an audience turn-out doubtless still affected by the ongoing pandemic if only with the attendant difficulties of a rearranged date. The increased intimacy that […]

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Doug Paisley “Say What You Like”

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A disappointing return for Canadian songwriter on new label. Doug Paisley debuted 15 years ago and seemingly just arrived fully formed as a sure-footed troubadour who could be relied upon to produce heartfelt material shrouded in […]

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