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Stunning ‘From Where I Stand: The Online Experience’ now available worldwide

June 11, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

“Charlie Parker used to hang out in Charlie’s Tavern, a musicians’ bar in midtown New York. To the dismay of his acolytes, he liked to play country music on the jukebox. There was reluctance to question […]

Album Reviews

Eric Shroeder “Turned On The Stereo”

June 11, 2024 Michael Macy 0

An album to be grateful for from an exciting young singer-songwriter. ‘Turned On The Stereo’ is Eric Schroeder’s fourth album in four years and he is…22.  And these are all albums of original songs.  Schroeder is […]

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Clint West’s American Plus: Listening to Non-Americana Music

June 11, 2024 Clint West 0

The controllers at Social Music Radio give me pretty much free rein to decide what goes into my show from a musical point of view. So, not wanting to be too shackled by the americana label, […]

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Track Premiere: Helen Rose “King Of This Town”

June 11, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Americana UK has the pleasure today to premiere the third single from Helen Rose’s new album ‘Rugged Elegance ‘.  Helen Rose was born in Los Angeles but grew up bicoastal in a family deeply rooted in the […]

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Video: American Aquarium “Cherokee Purples”

June 11, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

With this week’s videos, we’re celebrating the great summer festivals that we have to look forward to.  Following yesterday’s entry for Black Deer, today’s video from American Aquarium takes us to The Long Road Festival from […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 2

If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Video: Kyshona “More in Common”

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The new video from Kyshona, a performance of ‘More in Common’ recorded live at The Blueroom Studios, is strikingly, disarmingly beautiful. And just as beautiful as the music are Kyshona’s heartfelt words and the themes of […]

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Not just the band’s name, ‘Muzz’ perfectly describes their sound. Fortunately that was the intention according to producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman who wanted to describe the texture of the group’s sound without being pinned to […]

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