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Classic Americana Albums: Greg Brown “Covenant”

May 3, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1
Back in the year 2000, prolific folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown released two excellent records: ‘Over and Under’ and, a few months later, ‘Covenant’.  Over the years, Brown has released a huge amount of material and if […]
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Jim Ghedi & Toby Hay “Gylfinir” – live version

May 3, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
You’d think that the long weekend – and the prospect of another long weekend to come – would have removed the necessity to have a mid-week moment of release from the insanity and pressure of life, […]
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Mark Moldre “Nambucca Fables”

May 3, 2023 Peter Churchill 0
Antipodean americana often surprises, never dull. ‘Nambucca Fables’ is the fourth solo album from Australian Mark Moldre and comes about as the result of a highly successful crowdfunding campaign. It is a common fallback of the […]
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Paperback Riders – Ron Rash “Above The Waterfall”

May 3, 2023 Tim Martin 0
When I took on Paperback Riders last year I suggested that I wanted to find books that “help us understand and appreciate America”. A few months back we looked at Willy Vlautin’s ‘Lean On Pete’. Vlautin […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 94

May 3, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Charity begins at home, or does it? One of the things I shall miss when I leave school is the ability to organise several people to be in one place at one time in aid of […]

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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 […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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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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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

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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 Americana Albums: Steve Earle “Washington Square Serenade”

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I have chosen Steve Earle’s 2007 album ‘Washington Square Serenade’ as this week’s classic album. There will be lots of debate as to which is Earle’s best album; this is my favourite. In particular, I find […]
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Another uplifting trip then to this much-lauded Camden venue where even the chocolate brownie and the rickety wooden chair may be close to assuming a place in North London roots music folklore. We’re here to hear […]
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