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The Faux Paws “The Faux Paws”

September 7, 2021 Rich Orpin 0

Enigmatic bluegrass-jazz fusion on The Faux Paws’ debut album. The largely instrumental debut album from The Faux Paws brings together brothers Andrew and Noah VanNorstran (Great Bear) and Chris Miller (The Revellers) in a bright and […]

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Track Premiere: The Far North “Branches”

September 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The Far North are a UK based Americana band, focused on the more retrospective acoustic work of singer/songwriter Lee Wylding, who was previously the vocalist and songwriter in the UK Americana band The Fireflys.  The Far […]

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Heartless Bastards “You Never Know”

September 7, 2021 Cam Fraser 1

Six years on from their last release, Heartless Bastards share a new song, ‘You Never Know‘, ahead of their eagerly anticipated new album, ‘A Beautiful Life‘. Frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom is very much the creative centre of […]

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Jason Isbell interviews Dr Fauci about Covid vaccines – Watch

September 7, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

Jason Isbell has been vocal in recent weeks about his support for Covid vaccines and continued social distancing in concerts and recently interviewed Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of […]

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Whatever Happened to… The Kennedys/The Strangelings

September 7, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

We’re back from our summer recess with a new round of “Whatever Happened to…” and we kick off with a name that resonates loudly in American folk circles without registering a great deal of awareness on […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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

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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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Jeff Fasano didn’t become a professional photographer until he was 40 years old. He is now, probably, the most well known photographer working in Nashville today. “Americana Portrait Sessions” is his first photography book and it […]

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Video: Cicada Rhythm “Don’t Think Twice. It’s Alright”

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Audio only on this but it is an excellent languid take on the Dylan classic from their Stuck In My Head covers project.  The band are on tour in the UK with Jim White in November.

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Video Premiere: Rosenblume “Knight in Shining Armour”

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Check out the video premiere of ‘Knight in Shining Armour’ from Liverpool’s Roseblume.  It’s an earnest song of unrequited love, disarming in its heartfelt and direct sincerity.  There’s a restless rhythm and a foot-tapping beat, creating […]

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