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The Fisherman Three “Electricity” – the alternative is only what?

July 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1
The Fishermen Three is a band led by singer-songwriter Simon Beins alongside his longtime collaborator Raphi Gottesman.  They’ve released two previous album but took something of a break when  Gottesman moved to Oakland and became a […]
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Video Premiere: John McTigue III “Ghost Riders in the Sky”

July 14, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the video premiere for a dramatic new version of classic song ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’. This take on ‘Ghost Riders’ is a fabulously moody instrumental from John McTigue III. Steeped in atmosphere, McTigue […]
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Something for the weekend: Briscoe “Roughnecks”

July 11, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Did anyone spot one Steve Earle in Poker Face last night? We leave you with a track taken from the new album from Austin duo Philip […]
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The Mayflies USA “Kickless Kids”

July 11, 2025 Guy Lincoln 0
Comeback LP takes power-pop vets down short country detour. Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a maths teacher introducing the concept of Venn diagrams to a bunch of bored North Carolina teenagers. The professor is trying […]
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Live Review: John Fullbright, Guthrie Green, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 28th June 2025

July 11, 2025 Paul Dominy 2
While in the fields of Avalon, lines of sight to Neil Young on the Pyramid Stage are obscured by a forest of colourful flags and the occasional inflatable doll atop a bendy stick – each marking […]

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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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Thomas Charlie Pederson “Second Hand War” (Karmanian Records, 2016)

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It’s a family affair as Thomas Pederson is joined and produced by Daniel Pederson. This is a sparse album recorded by someone who has obviously listened to his Dylan and many other confessional singers and there […]
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Rod Picott “Tell The Truth & Shame The Devil” (Broken Jukebox Media, 2019)

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This is Rod Picott’s third album in almost as many years, but this one is a little different to his previous recent efforts. Songs on ‘Tell The Truth and Shame The Devil’ were written after a serious […]
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Video: Jackie Oates “Freedom Come All Ye”

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This is the lead track from Jackie Oates’ superb new album The Joy Of Living.  Written by Hamish Henderson, it’s as powerful now as it was when it was written in 1960 and she does it […]

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