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AUK’s Chain Gang: Paul Kelly “Meet Me in the Middle of the Air”

February 20, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 1
Listening to Mark Whitfield’s choice of Laura Cantrell’s spellbinding ‘When The Roses Bloom Again’ for last week’s Chaingang, it’s hard not to think about the huge number of songs in Americana, like that one, which dig […]
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Bennett Wilson Poole “Waiting For The Wave To Break” – Don’t wait forever

February 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1
You know we hate using the term Beatle-esque, you know we do, you know we do, you know we do – but in this ever changing world that we live in sometimes it’s the only apposite […]
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William Prince to release new album “Stand in the Joy” – April

February 20, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
William Prince has announced his latest album ‘Stand in the Joy’ will be released April 14th on Six Shooter Records. This, his fourth album, comes after ‘Reliever‘ was released in 2020. ‘Stand in the Joy’ was […]
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Benji Tranter “Songs To Make You Happy”

February 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Lo-fi bedroom debut has its moments. Benji Tranter is a Croydon based singer-songwriter originally from the Welsh borders who has had a couple of solo EPs to his name already but makes his full length debut […]
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Track Premiere: Matt Charette & The Truer Sound “Going Down Swinging”

February 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Matt Charette was born and raised in Mashpee, at the foot of Cape Cod – “My mother’s a hair stylist and my dad’s a truckdriver,” he says. “My dad listened to a lot of John Prine […]

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Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

September 23, 2026 0
Levi Foster takes his yarn-spinning country tunes to the heart of Hollywood. After two EPs and the success of his critically-acclaimed first album, We Made Fire, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from the likes […]
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Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand

September 23, 2026 0
Molly & Me is the latest single from the upcoming album from Margo Cilker, Little White Cross, which is out on October 9th via Fossil Records. Molly & Me starts out as a story about a teenage friendship […]
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Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter

September 23, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Bird, aka Janie Price. The Lady Who Reads The Cards is a catchy song, full of melodic hooks that showcase the range of Bird’s clear, controlled voice. Co-written […]

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  • Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand
  • Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter
  • Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”
  • Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November
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  • Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”
  • Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates
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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 […]
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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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