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Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West “Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West”

January 28, 2021 Jason McDonald 0
Farmer Dave brings the healing spirit of California to these troubled times Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West self-titled album is a breezy slice of psychedelic West Coast Americana that takes the listener on […]
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Top twenty Americana albums of 2020 revealed

January 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s official – coming direct from the pop-tastic UK Official Charts who, along side the usual pop charts of yore also produce the happening Americana Charts that the kids demand these days.  And it was a […]
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What is Americana? – Lady Neade and Carmen Phelan

January 28, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
We’re still digging into this joint quest with Country In The UK to pose the question to a few UK acts in the week that the Americana Music Association UK hosts its annual festival and awards […]
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Leeann Skoda “Still” – Listen

January 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
There must be something in the air in LA, well maybe not in downtown LA but somewhere in LA, which once breathed in inspires the most delicate examples of folk song to be written.  Admittedly this […]
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Video: The Weather Station “Atlantic”

January 28, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is an absorbing new song from The Weather Station, the project of Tamara Lindeman.  The narrator of ‘Atlantic’ is on the edge of a cliff, watching a sunset that is at once both terrifying and […]

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More People Really Should Know About: The Barefoot Movement

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The Barefoot Movement are a string band from North Carolina built around childhood sweethearts now husband, wife and parents, Tommy Norris and Noah Wall.  I first came across them at Skipper’s Smokehouse, a beer and deep-fried […]
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Jesus The Dinosaur “Nothing to the Branches”

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A strong debut from a band who bring a fresh take to the genre and its themes. The amount of acrimony and infighting that goes on in bands is proof enough that the members are often […]
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Laurelyn Dossett “Believe Me” – here’s the truth looking you in the eye

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If you’re looking for a singer-songwriter whose words and voice sit well within a tradition of honest, straightforward country storytelling, then look no further because it is Laurelyn Dossett that you are looking for. You may […]

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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