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Month: October 2021

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Something for the weekend: Hurray for the Riff Raff “Rhododendron”

October 29, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for the week and we leave you dear reader with a track taken from the new album from Hurray for the Riff Raff aka the Bronx-born, New Orleans–based singer/songwriter Alynda Segarra. […]
Features

Studio Life: Screaming Orphans

October 29, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0
How turning old into new can lead to a 9/10 Americana UK review. Screaming Orphans are an Irish band of sisters who are known for their melodic mix of musical genres, fine musicianship and tireless touring.  […]
Features

Classic Clips: Conor Oberst (with First Aid Kit & Dawes) “Lua” – Cardinal Sessions, Haldern Pop Special

October 29, 2021 Cam Fraser 0
Conor Oberst is joined by First Aid Kit for an achingly lovely, sunlit version of a Bright Eyes classic. High on my list of things I’d like to do once normal life resumes properly… oh, please […]
News

The Delines announce new album, UK dates, new video – Watch

October 29, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
Portland-based country-soul group The Delines who swept the board in our end of year readers’ poll in 2019 have announced their third studio album ‘The Sea Drift’ which will be released on February 11th 2022 via […]
Columns

Shuffle: Obscurity Knocks!

October 29, 2021 David Cowling 1
My last column covered the creation of a playlist culled from the mass of tracks on my iPod. I painstakingly worked through the 33,000+ tracks, and in doing so there were many explosions in my synapses, […]

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Bob Dylan to unleash a 39 CD set of The Rolling Thunder Revue in November – start saving!

September 25, 2026 0
Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings on November 6th. The 39-CD box (I say again, 39!!!) set captures […]
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There are only 50 tickets left for Americana 25 – join us in Liverpool in November!

September 25, 2026 0
If you’ve been mulling it over for a while, then mull no more! We are now down to our last 50 odd tickets for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes […]
artwork for Beck album "Ride Lonesome"
Album Reviews

Beck “Ride Lonesome”

September 25, 2026 1
A majestic album with its roots in sadness from celebrated multi-award winner. Long-awaited, Ride Lonesome is eight-time Grammy winner Beck’s first collection of all-new material since Hyperspace some six years ago. All 12 tracks were written […]

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  • There are only 50 tickets left for Americana 25 – join us in Liverpool in November!
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  • Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026
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  • Angus MacSwan: "Ride Lonesome" is also a good Western starring Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher. Any connection, I wonder?
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Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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A poignant study of loss from James McVey with his latest single ‘Hold On to the Times’.  The video pictures McVey traveling in the back seat of a car, writing lyrics in a notebook.  A simple […]
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Collaboration brings a beautiful folk album with words of love. This is Alela Diane’s seventh album, and the story behind it starts with the death at the age of eighty-three of her great friend Michael Hurley. […]

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