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Beth Lee “Waiting On You Tonight”

February 8, 2021 Viv Fish 0
Some nice melodies and sweet sounds. ‘Waiting on You Tonight’ is Beth Lee’s debut solo album. Having had three previous studio albums released with her roots rock n roll band Beth Lee & The Breakups, Lee […]
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Birds of Chicago – not quite the end, but…

February 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
We can’t truly say that it is without a heavy heart that the news that Birds of Chicago are about to go on some form of hiatus has reached Americana UK.  It is for the best […]
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Morning Bride “The Storm Clouds”

February 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s been a few years, but it’s good to welcome back Morning Bride who have re-emerged with a new album that’s ready to go on 7th March.  It’s called ‘Goodbye, Seaside Danny Wilde‘ and it takes […]
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Video Premiere: Spencer Thomas “Dark Tonight”

February 8, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
Gently flowing piano and a compelling vocal melody are at the heart of this performance of ‘Dark Tonight’, recorded live at Sleeper’s Mountain Studios in Portland, Oregon.  This is beautiful music written as a form of […]
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Something for the weekend: The Handsome Family featuring Allen Ginsberg “Hiway Poesy Painted Desert to Albuquerque”

February 5, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it for another week dear reader and we leave you for the weekend with a track from the new tribute album to Allen Ginsberg whose classic poetry collection “The Fall Of America: Poems Of These […]

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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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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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