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Video Premiere: Rakish “Counting Down the Hours”

December 6, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1
When Rakish finish performing ‘Counting Down the Hours’ in this performance video, we are left with the overwhelming feeling of finding shared joy in the music and it is genuinely delightful.  The pair put on an […]
Tracks

Something for the weekend: Trevor Sensor “And Like Faust I’m Sent to Hell”

December 3, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it from us for this week dear reader and we leave you with one of the great undiscovered talents of this year in our humble opinion, young Illinoisan Trevor Sensor who has released no less […]
Interviews

Interview: Thirty Tigers’ President David Macias on why they are only a quasi-label

December 3, 2021 Martin Johnson 0
How an enlightened attitude and a new business model helps bring major and developing artists’ music to market. David Macias is probably not a name that rings many bells with music fans, but if you have […]
Columns

Classic Clips: The Beat Farmers “Gun Sale at the Church” – live in 1985

December 3, 2021 Clint West 0
The Beat Farmers produced some of the most exciting music of the 1980s and were a real antidote to the vacuous electronic pop that was so prevalent during that decade. However their career was dogged by […]
Tracks

Jingle Bells Friday – Spiced Rum! How can we have Christmas without spiced rum?

December 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Time is marching on, and it is indeed starting to look a lot like Christmas as the decorative street lights come on and that bottle of mulled wine edges its way to the front of the […]

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Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

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Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

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Album Reviews

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2
One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]
News

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 1
Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0
Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

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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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The Song Remains: Shane MacGowan (1957-2023)

December 1, 2023 2
Irish cultural icon status should not obscure his artistic gifts as a sublime lyricist. Anyone catching the mainstream media on 30th November 2023 could not fail to be moved by the tributes to Shane MacGowan following […]
Album Reviews

Laura Merrimen “This Time And From Now On” (Independent, 2018)

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Laura Merrimen opens her third album in full on Lucinda Williams mode. A slow, smoky, southern gothic drawl which highlights some deft songwriting allied to some elegiac violin. Big on atmosphere, it lulls the listener into […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from season one of “The Bear”

June 5, 2025 0
You have to wonder why there aren’t more TV series about restaurants. It’s a good question. Ensemble casts work well on television and restaurants have staffs which are made-to-order ensembles. In restaurants, people work long hours, […]

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