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Interview: Madison Cunningham on the Grammys and International Women’s Day

March 8, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
Getting bragging rights for your parents as you mature as an artist. Madison Cunningham has made quite a few waves since releasing her first album, ‘Authenticity’, in 2014, including being nominated four times for a Grammy […]
Videos

Video: Nickel Creek “Holding Pattern”

March 8, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the latest single from GRAMMY Award-winning Nickel Creek.  ‘Holding Pattern’ is a gently beautiful song that lures the listener into its hypnotic, finger-picking patterns.  The accompanying video features mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and […]
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Interview: Diane Hubka on why folk and americana should still swing

March 7, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
There is only good and bad music and all American music shares the same roots. Diane Hubka’s formative musical memories go back to the west coast folk and country rock of the ‘70s, with a dash […]
Tracks

NUTANA “You Belong” – fitting right in

March 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
NUTANA is the new solo project of Sam Corbett, who is also the drummer in The Sheepdogs.  There’s a debut album coming on April 7th, but ‘You Belong‘ is the early taster single. It is, Corbett […]
Album Reviews

Ben Walker “Banish Air from Air”

March 7, 2023 Rick Thorn 0
British folk music at its most thought-provoking. Ben Walker is such an interesting character. A post-grad in Mathematics and a classically trained virtuoso on the guitar. Described by Total Guitar Magazine as ‘one of the best […]

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Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

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Maximiano “Rokeby”

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Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]
Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]
Cover of "Concerns of Wasp and Willow" by The Corner Laughers
Album Reviews

The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

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Baroque west-coast folk pop with a lyrical ear for the concerns of the present day. From the sunny reaches of Northern California hail The Corner Laughers. This is their first album in five years, it seems, […]

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  • Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026
  • The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”
  • Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour
  • Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”
  • The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 8th Gretchen Peters “The Matador” (2012)
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  • Eilen Jewell “Deportee” – a timely cover
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

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Video: Kate Ellis “Night Before The Dawn”

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Another beautiful song from Kate Ellis, taken from her marvellous debut album Carve Me Out.  The launch of the vinyl version is on Wednesday 27th October at The Islington in London.  It’s only £8 and you […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Krissy Matthews “Grateful”

August 9, 2021 0
We’re pleased to share the premiere for the new video from Norwegian-British singer-songwriter Krissy Matthews. ‘Grateful’ references many of the challenges everyday people face, from prejudice to financial hardship, before encouraging listeners to be thankful for […]
Dirty Dozens

Dirty Dozen: Yola Carter

January 8, 2017 0
Yola Carter is a new country-soul/americana singer songwriter from the UK, who  has written, produced and released her Debut EP “Orphan Offering” in November 2016 to much critical acclaim from NPR, Bluegrass Situation, The Guardian, The […]

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