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Charles Wesley Godwin “Strong” – Listen

October 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Strong‘ is the most recent single from Charles Wesley Godwin’s latest album ‘How the Mighty Fall‘ (outon November 5th), a follow up to his 2019 debut ‘Seneca‘.  The West Virginian has a voice full of a […]

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October 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Lyrically sincere and heartfelt, ‘Mama’ is a deeply personal song and video from the Stockholm singer-songwriter Maja Francis.  A creator of shimmering country with a pop influences, Francis has been referred to as an ‘Emo Dolly […]

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Essentials: The top 10 John Hiatt albums

October 21, 2021 Kimberly Bright 9

Singer-songwriter John Hiatt first made his name writing songs for other people, nabbing a $25-per-week songwriting gig at Tree Music Publishing in Nashville at age 18. In his song ‘Real Fine Love’ he mentions leaving Indiana […]

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Track Premiere: Curse Of Lono “So Damned Beautiful”

October 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Dark.  We often glibly talk about a song being edgy, being dark, delving deep into nightmare situations.  ‘So Damned Beautiful‘, the new single from Curse of Lono’s new album ‘People In Cars‘ is one such song […]

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Book Review: Tim Newby “Bluegrass in Baltimore: The Hard Driving Sound & Its Legacy”

October 21, 2021 Rick Bayles 3

This is the “new” book from Americana-UK’s very own Tim Newby. Those of you who read Tim’s regular column, ‘Americana Roots’ will already know he’s something of an authority on America’s bluegrass scene. In fact, Tim […]

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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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When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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