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Tiger Saw & The Reasons Why “Wet & Unlucky”

August 11, 2021 Sean Hannam 0

Soulful and cinematic country with a few surprises thrown in. ‘Wet & Unlucky’ is a collaboration between Massachusetts sadcore band Tiger Saw and Arkansas country act Dylan Earl & The Reasons Why. The two groups met […]

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Lindsay Jarman “The Gallery” – Me looking at you looking at me looking elsewhere

August 11, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, we should make clear, anything to do with the Dire Straits song – ‘The Gallery‘ is the title song of Lindsey Jarman’s debut album.  On it she takes a reflective look at moments from her […]

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Video: Hardwood Heart “By the Minute”

August 11, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from Hardwood Heart for a contemporary take on a more traditional sound.  Guitarist Josh Clinger and Jed Nussbaum on mandolin started out by getting together to practise, to swap tunes.  Once […]

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Interview: Son Volt’s Jay Farrar on new record “Electro Melodica”

August 10, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Back to the ‘40s and ‘50s for old amps and space adventures. Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt have contributed significantly to the development of Americana, and the common denominator is singer-songwriter and guitarist Jay Farrar. Son […]

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Sean McConnell “A Horrible Beautiful Dream”

August 10, 2021 Ewan Lury 1

An album that will make an artist an Americana and Country Music star. There are few albums that deserve a 9 or more. This is one of them. Sean McConnell’s latest is filled with song upon […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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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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West Virginia-raised songwriter John R. Miller is making his return to the UK for a run of headline shows, as well as an appearance at Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Miller’s music exudes a sense of world-weary […]

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It’s been a long time coming but Brixton’s perennial sharp-shooters Alabama 3 are once again hungry for that “Sweet Pretty Muthafuckin Country Acid House Music.” The unholy congregation of talent who put the menace into ‘The […]

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UK Americana Award 2021 winners revealed in virtual ceremony

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The Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) last night announced the winners of 2021’s UK Americana Awards in a virtual ceremony celebrating the best in the genre both in the UK and internationally.  Big winners Robert Vincent […]

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