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Western States “Someone To Blame” – there’s a lot to spread around

October 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
The latest single from Western States hit the road on September 22nd, and it’s a fairly angry song.  Ok, it’s a very angry song as you’ll probably notice from the opening lines “Oh to that Son […]
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Video: Nora Jane Struthers “I Can Hear the Birds”

October 5, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the latest single from Nashville-base Nora Jane Struthers.  ‘I Can Hear the Birds’ is a beautifully-written song, full of absorbing layers.  In particular, Joe Pemberton’s atmospheric pedal steel winds its way through the song while […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Ian M Bailey

October 4, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
One of reviewing’s most appealing aspects is discovering artists I have never heard before. AUK have opened my ears to many such musicians but one who made a deep impression both instantly and lasting is Ian […]
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Jason Hawk Harris “Thin Places”

October 4, 2023 Andrew Raw 0
Impressive alt-country telling of a mother’s death and the subsequent healing. ‘Thin Places’ is an unusual album in that it is nearly all concerned with one event, the death of Jason Hawk Harris’ mother, and its […]
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Paperback Riders – Where is the Great American Novel in 2023?

October 4, 2023 Tim Martin 0
The term “Great American Novel” ™ (or GAN) was coined in 1868 by the novelist John William DeForest. In Paperback Riders we‘ve covered novels from ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ published in 1852 to 2010’s ‘Lean On Pete’ […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Thea Gilmore Songs

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Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements of […]
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Preview: Georgia’s Clover County plays first ever UK and Ireland tour dates in May

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Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in […]
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Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

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John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Band of Hope “Thin Places”

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Gentle Americana-tinged folk from Wallingford based Band of Hope. ‘Thin Places’ is the second album release from Wallingford-based Band of Hope. Featuring the songs of vocalist and guitarist Tom Crook, with vocals from Crook and Amy […]
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Cory Williams “Bird Mouth”

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Quality folksy fare.  Angsty, and almost certainly bearded at every turn. From Indiana, then (as many do) to Austin. Finally to our ears, carried by the perennial muse of relationships fading and new ones forming. Williams’ […]
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Jason Isbell’s Ryman residency wins RS plaudits

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Jason Isbell has begun six nights of performances in Nashville this week for this year’s residency (which have been happening since 2014) and RS Country has been writing about them in glowing terms. They wrote of […]

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