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Live Review: Bonny Light Horseman + Cat Clyde @ Celtic Connections, Saint Luke’s – 5th February 2023

February 16, 2023 Cam Fraser 0
To say that there was excitement that Bonny Light Horseman were returning to Celtic Connections was an understatement. Described previously in AUK as “the greatest psychedelic-tinged folk-rock band in the world” it was clear that great […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 85

February 16, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Ouch. Leading a fairly active school life tends to keep the physical ailments at bay although exposure to 1,000 snotty kids also has an impact usually early September. Swimming a kilometre a day before school also […]
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Track Premiere: Camp Bedford “2 A.M.”

February 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Camp Bedford are a New York based folk-pop-rock trio of Roxanne Quilty on guitar, Mariela Flor Olivo on lead rhythmic guitar, and Tallen Gabriel helming the cello.  Together they produce a multi-layered vocal attack, as on this latest single ‘2 A.M.‘  For all […]
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Video: Elles Bailey “Who’s That”

February 16, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
It’s been an explosive start to 2023 for Elles Bailey, who picked up two awards at the recent Americana Music Association UK ceremony: UK Artist of the Year and UK Live Act of the Year.  She’s […]
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The Shootouts “Stampede”

February 15, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0
Editor’s note: Occasionally I will completely mess up our reviews system and accidentally send the same album to two different writers. This is one such occasion – fortunately both writers essentially agreed so here are our […]

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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Americana 25 festival comes to Liverpool in November with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more!

March 27, 2026 4
We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, an exciting day for us as we announce full details for our 25 year event which takes place in Liverpool later this year – you can find more […]
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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Paul Siebel 1937 – 2022

April 8, 2022 2
A songwriting legend who recorded two exceptional studio albums. Singer-songwriter Paul Siebel died on 5th April and while he only released two studio albums and one live recording, he is one of the great what-if artists […]
Album Reviews

Ben Bedford “The Pilot And The Flying Machine” (Waterbug Records, 2016)

September 22, 2016 0
American singer-songwriter Ben Bedford’s fourth album is one of a plaintive, pure open sounding recording. The sound was obtained through utilising the acoustics of Douglas Avenue United Methodist Church in Springfield, Illinois. The Pilot And The Flying […]
Album Reviews

Simon Joyner “Pocket Moon” (BB*Island, 2019)

October 25, 2019 0
It’s always a surprise to come across someone for the first time who’s actually been making music for ages – in Simon Joyner’s case 17 years and as many albums, not so much because it’s new […]

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