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Video Premiere: Joe Hicks “Make it Home”

June 22, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

The beauty of Joe Hicks’ woodland surroundings matches the beauty of his song in our latest premiere.  Along with ‘One More Step’, ‘Make it Home’ is a double-A side release, and it proves to be a […]

Tracks

Kyshona “Rise The Tide” – Stronger together

June 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Kyshona is a powerhouse in music – not just musically as demonstrated on this new song celebrating how when one of us is supported and excels, the tide rises for everyone – but also in her […]

Interviews

Interview: Hall of Fame Songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman on what makes a good song

June 21, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Texas Born and Alabama bred but only because she was an Airforce brat. In the interminable debate about what is or isn’t americana one thing is beyond question, and that is that a defining characteristic of […]

Album Reviews

David Quinn ”Country Fresh”

June 21, 2022 Rick Thorn 0

A country album that wants to make you keep moving. Coming originally from Illinois and influenced by the music of John Prine, Quinn describes his music as Black Dirt Country. It certainly has a blue collar […]

Features

The Other Side of Me: Michael Macy goes west – West Africa that is – for the music of Habib Koite

June 21, 2022 Michael Macy 2

I have an eclectic taste in music even though I started out listening to americana before there was the name and keep coming back to it. One non-americana music I have long enjoyed is from West […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

Interviews

Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 2

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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Video: A Choir Of Ghosts “An Ounce Of Gold”

October 18, 2019 0

This is a lovely piece of melancholic folky Americana from Sweden that tells of a long lost love.  It’s the new single from A Choir Of Ghosts (aka James Auger) and we like it.  There will […]

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Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit announce UK and Europe dates for 2026

December 1, 2025 0

After gathering plaudits and Grammy nominations for his solo album “Foxes In The Snow”, Jason Isbell is returning to the UK and the EU with his band, the 400 Unit, for a series of shows in […]

Tracks

Jane Willow “The Fool” – Listen

May 29, 2019 0

Jane Willow has said that ‘The Fool‘ started out as a tribute to Parton’s ‘Jolene‘, but quickly took a different path.  Dutch born and Dublin dwelling Willow found inspiration in her own life – wanting to […]

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