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Jesse Daniel “Son of the San Lorenzo”

July 14, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0
Jesse Daniel goes up several gears, digging deeper with his writing and expanding musically without forsaking his Bakersfield country roots. As he played the local bars and clubs, Jesse Daniel acquired the nickname “Son of the […]
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Los Straitjackets to release first album of original material in thirteen years

July 14, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1
Los Straitjackets will be releasing their forthcoming album “Somos Los Straitjackets” on 19th September 2025 through Yep Roc Records, It is the masked quartet’s first new album of all-original material in over 13 years. Los Straitjackets […]
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Ruby Friedman Orchestra “Chimes after Midnight”

July 14, 2025 Gordon Mackay 0
Ruby Friedman returns with a vibrant mix of styles and stories. Newly signed to record label Label 51, established artist Ruby Friedman (and Orchestra) continues to mix americana with more diverse musical styles and a fascinating […]
Yvonne Lyon & Boo Hewerdine live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 5th July 2025
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Live Review: Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine + Sharon Maher, Kirton in Lindsey – 5th July 2025

July 14, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Despite the wealth of sporting attractions currently on offer, it was reassuring to see another healthy gathering at Lincolnshire’s Premier Americana Music venue, the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, with quite a few new faces amongst […]
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Peter Rowan “Tales of the Free Mexican Air Force”

July 14, 2025 Tim Martin 2
A career reflection from one of the key names in americana music, with support from collaborators old and new. Peter Rowan was americana before it was even a thing. Around 1970, he played with jazz-influenced roots […]

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Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

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Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. […]
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France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

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After a first promising edition in September 2024, the one and only americana Fest in France, Eldorado, returns to the village of Vancé in NW France (close to Le Mans) with its second edition on 26th […]

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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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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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Russ Tolman “Goodbye El Dorado” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

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‘Goodbye El Dorado’ is the eighth solo release from True West frontman and founder Russ Tolman. Written in the midst of a sabbatical in Osaka, Japan, it is a love letter to his US homeland and […]
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Classic Americana Albums: John Moreland “Big Bad Luv”

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“It’s no use, God bless these blues, let’s get wrecked and bruised and battered,” is just one of John Moreland’s more ‘cheerful’  reflections on his ‘Big Bad Luv’ album about how he has finally found an […]
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Gretchen Peters “Dancing With The Beast” (Proper Records, 2018)

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A new album from Gretchen Peters is always cause for celebration. She has consistently been one of the finest songwriters in the Americana genre and just seems to go from strength to strength – it is […]

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