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Video: The Curse of K.K. Hammond “Walk With Me Through The Fire” Feat. Ian Davidson & Kaspar Berry Rapkin

April 30, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
The new video from UK-based The Curse of K.K. Hammond is a brilliant visual spectacle.  Both the video and the music in ‘Walk With Me Through The Fire’ are clearly inspired by classic Spaghetti Western movies and […]
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Interview: Vanessa Collier Does It Her own Way

April 29, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
Be daring, be yourself, be willing to take risks and stand alone. Vanessa Collier’s music is gritty, raw, and at times, either downright sad or bubbling happy. As with most songwriters worth their salt, her songs […]
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Live Preview: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 4th–6th July 2025

April 29, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
A highlight in the Americana musical calendar is always the annual Maverick Festival in Suffolk.  The first Americana festival in the UK, Maverick has been attracting audiences to the barns of Easton Farm Park since 2008.  […]
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Hannah Rose Platt “Fragile Creatures”

April 29, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0
Stirring, intrepid journey into the medicine, myth and mystery of women’s history. Having released two solid (if traditional-sounding) singer-songwriter albums, Hannah Rose Platt swerved away from anything remotely conventional with 2023’s album ‘Deathbed Confessions’. Our review […]
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Vandoliers break out from “Life Behind Bars” for life changing fifth album

April 29, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Texas country-punk ensemble Vandoliers have announced their fifth studio album, “Life Behind Bars“, which will be released on June 27th via Break Maiden Records/Thirty Tigers which can be pre-ordered here. The album marks several firsts for […]

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Drivin N Cryin “Crushing Flowers”

April 7, 2026 1
Beloved Atlanta rockers return with a confident, back-to-basics album that restores the band’s core sound. Forty years on from the release of their debut album, Drivin N Cryin are back with their tenth studio release. Formed […]
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The Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: 4th – The Band “The Weight” (1968)

April 7, 2026 0
We’re getting there: no more equal placings. This week, we reach the Top 4, and the second entry from The Band is 4th. From their iconic sophomore album Music From Big Pink, The Weight is one […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Rioghnach Connor on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Rioghnach Connor on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Katherine Priddy “Anyway, Always” – hanging on a telephone

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Katherine Priddy has shared ‘Anyways, Always’, the third single from her forthcoming second album ‘The Pendulum Swing‘, which will be out on February 16 2024 via Cooking Vinyl.  It’s a low-key folk song which perfectly showcases Katherine […]
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American Aquarium are back – and there’s something fishy about the new line-up

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Tbh it’s just changed but that’s only the first of many fish related jokes/puns you can expect if we feature them again over the coming months. They are of course named after a line from the […]
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Joshua Hedley announces UK dates for June

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Joshua Hedley has announced UK tour dates for June 2022, taking in London, Manchester and Glasgow. He will also appear at Red Rooster Festival on Saturday 4 June, as previously announced. His new album ‘Neon Blue’ […]

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