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Mamma’s Marmalade “Fakin’ It: Covers Deserving Coverage”

September 7, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Giving some old songs a new, genuine, bluegrass identity. Whatever the occupation, but particularly anything creative, a period of reflection and taking stock can be very beneficial. Whether that bright light of innovation has dimmed or […]

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Eliza Edens “Westlawn Cemetery” – one day all this will be mine

September 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Eliza Edens has a new album, her second, out soon (October 14th to be exact) – it’s called ‘We’ll Become the Flowers‘, which is a line from today’s song.  Gentle finger-picking accompanies a musing on existence […]

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Video: Zach Phillips “Goddaughters”

September 7, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Here is the title track from Zach Phillips’ brand new album.  The video for ‘Goddaughters’ features breathtaking scenery – landscapes so expansive and beautiful that you are immediately awed, which puts you in the right frame […]

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Interview: Arlo McKinley on how personal upheaval shaped his new album

September 6, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Like everyone else, Arlo McKinley’s plans were dealt an unexpected and painful blow by the onset of the global pandemic. With an album (2020’s ‘Die Midwestern’) just released, the accompanying tour to promote the record was cancelled, […]

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Samantha “People Today” – What’s going on ?

September 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Central Texas Americana recording artist and songwriter Samantha’s musical journey began when Santa brought her a guitar at age eleven.  She wrote her first song at age thirteen, and by twenty-one she was heading out of […]

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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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Inspirational and highly influential Canadian band the Cowboy Junkies have announced an extensive, “Celebrating 40 Years and Beyond” UK tour for April and May this year. Coinciding with the tour, the band is to release a 3-LP […]

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Never let it be said that Americana-UK are stick in the muds – we like to take a chance every now and again.  We like to party (you should see us party) and in that spirit […]

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Video: Storm the Palace “Some of the Beasts and Birds We Saw”

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The latest video from Scottish-based band Storm the Palace is a cinematic triumph.  With generous support from Creative Scotland, film-maker Alberto Bravo has produced a genuinely creative and atmospheric visual with a strong sense of narrative […]

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