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Joshua Hedley announces UK dates for June

May 11, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Joshua Hedley has announced UK tour dates for June 2022, taking in London, Manchester and Glasgow. He will also appear at Red Rooster Festival on Saturday 4 June, as previously announced. His new album ‘Neon Blue’ […]

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Andrew Leahey and the Homestead “American Static Vol 2”

May 11, 2022 David Jarman 0

Second half of double album project from Leahey and his band with eclectic influences and fine vocals. Nashville based Andrew Leahey boasts a back story spanning more genres than most artists, and this shines through on […]

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49 Winchester “Fortune Favors the Bold”

May 11, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Excellent fourth album from up-and-coming, award-winning country-soul band from central Appalachia, 49 Winchester. 49 Winchester are from the small mountain town of Castlewood in southwest Virginia’s Russell County, taking their name from the childhood home address […]

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Mama’s Broke “How It Ends” – should have seen this coming

May 11, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Eight years of touring and playing have brought Canadian duo Mama’s Broke to their second album, ‘Narrow Line‘, which will be released on May 13th.  An auspicious day.  It’s an album that features little stunners like […]

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Video Premiere: Madeline Rosene “Everyday Existential Crisis”

May 11, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is ‘Everyday Existential Crisis’, the brand new single from Madeline Rosene.  The song is accompanied by a striking video, directed by Jeffrey Fountain, whose vision complements the anxiety and doubt highlighted by the song’s lyrics.  […]

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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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Hayes Carll “You Get It All”

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Eighth album, business as usual for multi-award winner. Hayes Carll ploughs a rarified furrow in the world of Americana – oft compared with Prine and Dylan for his ability to craft a song with deeper than […]

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Josh Ritter announces July UK tour dates

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Josh Ritter’s latest album, ‘Fever Breaks’, produced by and featuring Jason Isbell, has been critically acclaimed with many commentators calling it a highlight of his 20 year long career. We here at Americana UK agree with […]

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