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Album Reviews

Shred Kelly “Blurry Vision”

December 5, 2023 Peter Thompson 0
Dark times but not without hope; the theme of a pleasingly varied record that bears repeated listening. Shred Kelly. If you see the band’s name and assume this album will be full of heavy rock music […]
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Andrea von Kampen “Sister Moon” – Environmental worries

December 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
This beautiful song alludes gently to rising moons and rising Spring tides – and how these cycles may be becoming broken.  It focuses on the lack of power to control forces that are generated in part […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Old Heavy Hands “Coming Down”

December 5, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
The pulsating new single from Greensboro band Old Heavy Hands is built upon a thudding bass line and thumping drums.  It’s hypnotic, absorbing songwriting and makes for an engaging listen.  The twanging guitars give way to […]
Features

VERSIONS: “Satisfied Mind”

December 4, 2023 Clint West 1
Written by Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes “Satisfied Mind” takes hold of the age-old assertion that “money can’t buy you happiness” and expresses it in a simple song. Hayes claimed that the idea came from his his […]
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The Bacon Brothers “Ballad Of The Brothers (The Willie Door)” –

December 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
The Bacon Brothers are, of course, Michael and Kevin Bacon – the one an A-list Hollywood actor and the other an Emmy-winning composer.  Their musical collaboration as The Bacon Brothers is not a new thing though […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

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Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]
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Album Reviews

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

September 22, 2026 0
Warm, wistful country-leaning songs find their strength in memory, reflection and some lovely understated musical touches. There is something appropriately old-fashioned about Just Like a Black and White Film, the sixth studio album from Dave Sutherland. […]
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Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

September 22, 2026 0
Polaris-nominated Acadian songwriter Lisa LeBlanc has announced her new album, Patchwork, which will come out on 29th January 2027 via Bonsound, and has released the lead single, A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought, with a […]

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  • Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”
  • Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates
  • Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”
  • Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”
  • Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

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

August 26, 2026 0
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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Live Review: The Delines + Peter Bruntnell, Union Chapel, London – 3rd April 2025

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With a new album in the form of ‘Mr Luck & Ms Doom‘ The Delines returned to what has become their London home, the spacious Union Chapel which provides a guarantee of good sightlines and, naturally, […]
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Old Sea Brigade “Cover My Own” – Listen

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Atlanta-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Ben Cramer, aka Old Sea Brigade has recently shared another new track “Cover My Own”.  Earlier this year in January saw the release of his second EP entitled “Wash Me Away,” and in the […]
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Logan Staats “Medicine Wheel” – rising again

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Logan Staats’ latest single, ‘Medicine Wheel,‘ is a song that came easily to him, as he describes, “There is something special about the effortless way this story fell out of me. Storytelling is an important aspect […]

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