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The Song Remains: Terry Reid (1949 – 2025)

August 7, 2025 Rick Bayles 3
One of the great “should’ve beens” of British music, Terry Reid lost a lengthy battle with cancer on August 4th and we lost a huge musical talent. Famously the first choice to front the New Yardbirds, […]
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AMERICANAFEST announces additions to Festival lineup

August 7, 2025 Dean Nardi 1
The AMERICANAFEST lineup now offers nearly 200 official showcasing artists appearing at the festival in Nashville from September 9-13, 2025, with the addition of Dwight Yoakam and The Secret Sisters, along with special events Honky Tonkin’ […]
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Robert Jon & The Wreck “Dark Angel” – an encounter with a mysterious woman

August 7, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0
Robert Jon & The Wreck bring the deep South to Southern California with their latest single ‘Dark Angel’. This is the latest single from the upcoming full-length “Heartaches & Last Goodbyes“. The album was produced by […]
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Video Premiere: Andrew Adkins “A Revolver In The Field”

August 7, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the moody new single from Nashville singer-songwriter Andrew Adkins. ‘A Revolver in the Field’ features swirling sounds, absorbing instrumental layers, powerful bass and a strong rhythm. The result is hypnotic songwriting and music to immerse […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: J.J Cale

August 6, 2025 Graeme Tait 4
By the time Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter and guitarist J.J. Cale released his debut album in 1971, he was rapidly approaching his 33rd birthday. Along with several other young Tulsa musicians, Cale had moved to Los Angeles in […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

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The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]
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Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

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Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]
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David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

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Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]

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  • Live Review: Tessa Rose Jackson + Chloe Foy, St Pancras Old Church, London – 16th September 2026
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Bob Martin

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Typically the purpose of this feature is to draw attention to an emerging artist. However, candidates also deserving of greater recognition are artists from long ago or who are no longer with us. Bob Martin is […]
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Track Premiere: Chris J Norwood “I Need You (To Quit Breaking My Heart)”

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Taken from the upcoming album ‘I Am Not Cool‘ (out on State Fair Records on August 20th), this upbeat duet with Carrie Norwood finds the pair exchanging “Dear John” letters.  It’s a sassy take on the […]
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Stanley Brinks and the Old Time Kanicks “Vielles Caniques/Nouvelle Caniques” (Fika Recordings 2017)

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I don’t know how many records Stanley Bring aka Andre Herman Dune has been involved in or how many gigs he’s played, hundreds for the former and thousands for the latter. He’s completely at ease as […]

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