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Video Premiere: The Remedy Club “Fire and Gasoline”

May 17, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the new single from KJ McEvoy and Aileen Mythen, also-known-as Irish Americana duo The Remedy Club.  Steven Dempsey’s charming video was inspired by silent movies and the comedy routines of Charlie Chaplin.  We see […]

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Something for the weekend: Margo Price “Long Live the King”

May 14, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

And so we head into the last weekend outdoors and leave you, dear reader, with a new single from BLM-backing country singer Margo Price who once said about alienating fans, “You can’t argue with stupid”, although […]

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Jason Isbell and Fender launch new guitar

May 14, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

Jason Isbell knows a thing or two about guitar riffs, and so it’s maybe not a huge surprise to hear that he’s officially channelling his passion for the instrument into the launch of a Jason Isbell […]

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Soo Line Loons “Soo Line Loons”

May 14, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

A little disjointed and a feeling of incompleteness. Hailing from Minneapolis – in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons recently – Soo Line Loons have produced as their eponymous album what can most definitely be […]

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Readers’ Picks: Fred Eaglesmith “Your Sister Cried”

May 14, 2021 Clint West 2

Mike Ritchie from Glasgow reminds us of the Canadian eccentric genius that is Fred Eaglesmith This weeks Readers’ Pick comes courtesy of award-winning Celtic Music Radio DJ Mike Ritchie and what a choice it is. Anyone […]

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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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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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It was a night when downtown Hackney was thronged with hordes of Americana loving music fans – it was, in fact, the night of the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) Conference music showcase. Dozens of artists […]

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Peter Bruntnell’s entire back catalogue to be digitally available

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Peter Bruntnell released his tenth studio album ‘King Of Madrid’ last year. Described by Mojo as “unashamedly lush, lovely, classic pop”, it featured in the magazine’s Top 10 Americana Albums of 2019, garnering further praise across […]

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Reg Meuross “Fire and Dust”

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Stunning song cycle for Woody Guthrie. Commissioned by Pete Townsend (yes, that one), who also produces and plays on the record, ‘Fire and Dust’ is a song cycle by folk luminary Reg Meuross. It is a […]

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