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Month: June 2022

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The Lucky Ones “Slow Dance, Square Dance, Barn Dance”

June 13, 2022 Michael Macy 0
New release from the  Canadian Yukon contributes to the Americana canon. The Lucky Ones’ sophomore album, ‘Slow Dance, Square Dance, Barn Dance’, is a treat that could only be cooked up and served by a people […]
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Loudon Wainwright III “Town & Country” heading back from the country

June 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s Loudon Wainwright in full band mode on this new song from his latest album ‘Lifetime Achievement‘ which is out on August 19th.  Its his 31st studio album.  There’s a few compilations, demo collections, live albums […]
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Black Deer Video: Wilco “Falling Apart (Right Now)”

June 13, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
At the end of this week, the Black Deer Festival returns for the the first time since 2019 (those ‘early bird’ tickets now feel very early).  It is surely the truest sign that life is returning […]
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Something for the weekend: The Sadies “All the Good”

June 10, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it for another week dear reader. Apologies if you regularly check in with our gig guide but have found it’s currently not there – the issue is with Songkick but normal service will be […]
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Bonny Light Horseman “California” – Listen

June 10, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
What a pleasure to end the week with what is doubtless destined to be the song of the month.  God, it might be the song of the year.  Bonny Light Horseman, as you know, are Anaïs […]

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Paperback Riders: Dana Spiotta “Stone Arabia”

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“Stone Arabia” is a fascinating enigma of a novel, unflinching in its portrayal of a brother and sister: he the small-time rock ‘n roller and she the supplier of adulation, and their dynamic built up over […]
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Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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The Talbot Trail Boys “The Talbot Trail Boys”

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Lost songs from an imagined family past, sung with quiet conviction and understated authenticity. The Talbot Trail Boys is the latest iteration of Canadian Henry Adam Svec, who has produced music under various names (Peter Mansbridge […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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David Lowery “I Wrote A Song Called Take The Skinheads Bowling” – does this really mean nothing?

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Amanda Cook “Look Me Up By The Ocean Door” – we’re parting, but here’s where I’ll be

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Amanda Cook holds out the olive branch of reconciliation on today’s song, singing the goodbye of “The only thing that helped me in your world / Was you and that’s not enough” before offering the glimmer […]

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