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Steve Dawson “Eyes Closed, Dreaming”

May 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Canadian Folk Rocker continues high quality high production rate. A third solo album from Steve Dawson in three years – and he has other side projects as well – might cause a slight twinge of nervousness […]
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Live Review: Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow, The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle upon Tyne – 23rd April 2023

May 4, 2023 Viv Fish 0
The Cumberland Arms in Newcastle’s trendy and historic Ouseburn district has been a well-established music venue since the 1960s, supporting hundreds of artists and events each year. Tonight it was the turn of Brooks Williams & […]
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Phil Hooley “Provenance”

May 4, 2023 Helen Jones 0
An easy confidence comes through from an artist who knows just what works with his voice and words. When it comes to his second album, Phil Hooley is very much a believer in less is more. […]
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Track Premiere: Sarah Morris “The Longest Night”

May 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Sarah Morris describes her forthcoming (it’s out tomorrow!) album, ‘Here’s To You,’ as a collection of gift songs. Written to family and friends, these songs have us eavesdropping on an intimate conversation.  ‘Longest Night’ waxes nostalgic […]
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Video Premiere: James Combs “High Pine Steeples” Feat. The Well Pennies

May 4, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
we’re pleased to share with you the latest single from Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter James Combs.  Combs’ love of the redwood trees in California is clear from his heartfelt lines: “In the redwood cathedrals I found my […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]
Interviews

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

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Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Classic Clips: John Murry “Southern Sky” – Static Roots Festival, 2019

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Two years ago, when choosing an AUK Classic Americana album to write about, I selected ‘The Graceless Age’ by Tupelo, Mississippi-born singer-songwriter, John Murry. At the end of the piece, I stated that this brilliant collection […]
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Me&You “S.O.L.” – Listen

March 2, 2020 0
S.O.L ?  Yeah – well it’s to protect your delicate sensitivities, oh fans of Americana but we are fearless – hear us roar – and we are here to tell you that if you listen to […]
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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]

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