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Video: Robbie Cavanagh “Helpless”

April 11, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the latest single from award-winning Manchester singer-songwriter Robbie Cavanagh.  ‘Helpless’ is a layered, carefully constructed song, full of sonic textures and instrumental flourishes that reward repeated listening.  It’s also a song full of heart and […]
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The Curse Of K K Hammond “Death Roll Blues”

April 11, 2023 Alan Fitter 1
A dark and dirty debut album of delta blues and off-beat gothic lyrics from The Curse Of K K Hammond. What do you get when you mix delta blues with gothic horror and drop it deep […]
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The Levellers “Together All The Way”

April 11, 2023 Andrew Raw 0
Great new acoustic versions of old originals with two new tracks. The Levellers have been together now for 35 years and to celebrate this great landmark they have recorded the album ‘Together All The Way’ which […]
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Julian Taylor “Opening The Sky (Acoustic Version)” – letter to the future

April 11, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
This is a great reimaging of a song from Julian Taylor’s album ‘Beyond The Reservoir‘ taking it in a more acoustic direction for a more organic folky feel.  Julian Taylor explains his thoughts on why he […]
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Video Premiere: Cabin Dogs “Creekside Woman”

April 11, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the new single from Cabin Dogs, a Philadelphia duo comprised of twin brothers Rich and Rob Kwait, who have been performing together since the early 2000s.  The multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist brothers are a gifted pair.  […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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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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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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I am Night Witch: Swooping over the devastation just one more time – Jon Aird’s Review of 2023

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Surely this is it, no? After 13…soon to be 14…years of doing nothing this must be the last Christmas for a decade at least in which we’ll have to suffer the ineptitude of a government that […]
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A Night To Remember: Chris Mills and Matt Hill (Quiet Loner), The Sanctuary, Brighton, 2001

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Sean Hannam recalls the night which started his love affair with Americana. 2000 was a big year for me, but it wasn’t anything to do with ushering in the 21st century – it was the year […]
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In the last Chain Gang entry, Graeme Tait chose Hiss Golden Messenger’s ‘Biloxi’, a song in which frontman MC Taylor laments: “Say Biloxi / It’s tough all over / Ah, Houston / You scared me sober”, […]

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