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Judy Blank to release new album on Rounder Records

May 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Eclectic artist Judy Blank has announced the release of her third album and her debut for Rounder Records, “Big Mood”, on 22nd August 2025.  Blank has also announced a series of tour dates in Europe and […]
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A Different Thread come “Over Again” for massive tour and album release

May 6, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
North Carolina based Americana duo, A Different Thread, have announced details of their third album “Over Again” set for release on September 2nd, along with a UK summer tour, offering fans the opportunity to hear songs […]
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Paul Brady “The Archive”

May 6, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0
The definitive, hugely entertaining background exploration of why Paul Brady’s music matters so much. For any diehard Paul Brady fans, this album can only mean that – as the saying puts it – Christmas has come […]
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Gianni Tbay “The Blues Against Youth”

May 6, 2025 Andy Davidson 0
Azzurri blues. Gianni Tbay was mentioned recently in Rick Bayles’ Vox Continental feature, which reviewed Tbay’s sixth album, “As The Tide Gets High and Low” (2022) and says this new one is “also impressive, but with […]
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The Mayflies USA “Cabbage Town” – not about cabbage patch kids

May 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
A band name that really does beg the question, “Who are The Mayflies?”  Well, we can tell you that The Mayflies USA is a power-pop band formed in 1996 in Chapel Hill.  The band have just […]

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

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Constellation Myths “The Cost Of Living”

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Video Premiere: Skarlett woods “You and I”

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Skarlett Woods shows great vocal range and control in her latest single, ‘You and I’.  With filming off the coast in Hawaii and on the Mississippi River, the video, edited by Jose Leon, has the feel […]

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