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Kate Rusby announces new Christmas album and December dates

October 10, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0
Well it’s that time of year coming up again and for mid-October we have done well not to mention it yet so far. Still, what better artist to kick things off with than the reliably Christmassy […]
Album Reviews

Jonathan Wilson “Eat The Worm”

October 10, 2023 Paul Kerr 2
Jonathan Wilson wigs out but never looses his grip on the essential nuggets of pure pop music. For all of his prodigious output as a producer, guitar player and arranger for a host of musicians (ranging […]
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Track Premiere: The International Treasures “Leave A Little Love”

October 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
It takes no lack of confidence to name your band The International Treasures, and a little more yet to call your album ‘Together, We Are The International Treasures‘.  But it also takes a certain amount of […]
Videos

Video: POSTDATA “Look to the Stars”

October 10, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the new single from POSTDATA, the solo project of Paul Murphy (Wintersleep, Frightened Rabbit).  ‘Look to the Stars’ is a finely crafted and constructed song, based around a light, brightly tuneful strum.  Murphy’s vocal […]
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Americana Vinyl Treasures: Little Feat “Electrif Lycanthrope (Be-Bop Deluxe)” – The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label, 1975

October 9, 2023 Rick Bayles 7
Here we have what is our first ‘unofficial’ release, also known as a ‘bootleg’ album. This was another record fair find for me and I snapped it up without thinking twice. I’ve always been a big […]

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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2
Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]
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Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]
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Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

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Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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More People Should Really Know About: Over The Rhine

October 11, 2023 2
My entry in this series will come as no surprise to anyone. They were the first act I wrote about in these august pages, on their last trip to the UK, in 2017. Paul Russell nominated […]
Album Reviews

The South Austin Moonlighters “From Here To Home”

July 4, 2023 0
An album of rebirth and acknowledgement from stellar Austin foursome. It’s often the case that when musicians find themselves really challenged that great music and a positive ethos ensue. That’s definitely what’s happened to The South […]
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Dan Webster “Devil Sky” (Paper Plane Records, 2018)

September 21, 2018 0
Dan Webster is a UK singer-songwriter who has embraced the Americana tradition in an impressive way. His fourth album release ‘Devil Sky’ has just emerged and is a ten song, full band album of interesting and […]

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