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Preview: Words and Music Festival – Nantwich South Cheshire, October 11th – 17th

September 28, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

As live music slowly finds its feet again it seems a good idea to give as many shout-outs as possible for upcoming events. On that basis we bring to your attention the ‘Words and Music Festival’, […]

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Ian Jones “Evergreens”

September 28, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Inventive playing on good songs highlights a refreshing songwriting talent. Ian Jones falls squarely into the singer-songwriter category, and these six songs could so easily have turned out as bland as far too much of the […]

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Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz “I Surely Will Be Singing” – music is a balm

September 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

“As long as I am breathing I surely will be singing” sing Tammy Rogers and Thomm Jutz on this lovely bluegrass tune with an Old Timey feel to it provided by the blended harmony of their […]

Videos

Video: Martha Tilston “Sadness of the Sea”

September 28, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Featuring piano that rolls and sways in waves, the new single from Martha Tilston is breathtakingly beautiful.  Everything rests upon those flowing keys.  Tilston’s pure voice is emotionally resonant, well-supported by delicate backing vocals and flourishes […]

Features

The Twang Factor 2: Your last chance to cast your vote to decide our 2021 winner

September 27, 2021 Clint West 0

Once again, you the readers will decide our winner. Get voting! Over the last few weeks we are proud to have once again brought to you some amazing new and/or emerging artists. The standard has been […]

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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

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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 […]

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Video Premiere: Zoe Fitzgerald Carter “Below the Waterline”

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We are drawn into ‘Below the Waterline’ by Zoe Fitzgerald Carter’s lovely vocal melody and the narrative details that tell a story in song.  That story is familiar to many: a memory of young love that […]

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Gary Louris is an artist who needs no introduction to Americana UK readers.  Over the last three decades, Louris has built a compelling body of music which has won the loyalty of an international audience and […]

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We are honoured to premiere the latest video from the always-outstanding Icarus Phoenix.  In the video, we follow the band around Tokyo as they take in the sights (check out that giant Godzilla) and perform on […]

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