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Something for the weekend: Steve Earle “Jerusalem”

October 13, 2023 Mark Whitfield 12
That’s it from us for another week dear reader. While this is an area in which there are heightened sensitivities at the moment for obvious reasons, it feels cowardly in all good conscience to avoid saying […]
Tracks

Uncle Lucius “Civilized Anxiety” – Welcome back, Uncle

October 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
You’ll recall long time reader that we’re quite keen on Uncle Lucius, keen enough to wonder whatever happened to them.  Well, as today’s song illustrates after several years on hiatus, Uncle Lucius are back again with […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: John Prine “You Got Gold” – Ray Martin At Midday, 1993

October 13, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0
This clip of John Prine is taken from an Australian weekday daytime variety show, ‘Ray Martin At Midday,’ on Nine Network Australia, broadcast live on February 18, 1993. Prine was on a tour there at the […]
Album Reviews

Handsome Ghost “Handsome Ghost”

October 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Love and change, change and growth through Indie-Folk. Their self-titled album is, in fact, the third release from Massachusetts alt-folk duo Tim Noyes, who sings and is the main songwriter,  and multi-instrumentalist/producer Eddie Byun.  Handsome Ghost […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 115

October 13, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Posh seats and a boring gig. Spent a brilliant couple of days in old London town this last week. Ostensibly to catch up with friends, have a few drinks, meet up with an ex-pupil for a […]

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We’ve reached the half-century and celebrate with a deluxe double issue featuring some scintillating chat with two icons of the genre. Israel Nash talks about his reimagining of Sweetheart of the Rodeo and his songwriting process, […]
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Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

September 25, 2026 0
Ah, the sweet delights of Candy Cigarettes, those thin white sticks of some sweet concoction with the realistic glow of red at the tip; all packaged away in what was rather like a matchbox and came […]
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Video Premiere: The Cashville Trash Pandas “Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth)”

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Ushered in with pounding drums and pulsing bass, the new single from The Cashville Trash Pandas is a heartfelt anthem for working people all over the world. Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth) is for all of […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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It’s fascinating to see how the AUK Chain Gang works – how we all pick up certain elements of the previous post, to conjure up musical memories for the next writer. Jonathan’s fascinating choice of Wolf […]
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Andrew Gabbard “Getting High” – nah, not today man

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On the latest single from his forthcoming album ‘Homemade‘, Andrew Gabbard extolls the positives of not getting high, noting for example that “most fun I had in my lifetime I wasn’t high.”  Not that he’s gone […]

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