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A new one from Lukas Nelson – how romantic!

March 26, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 1
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Lukas Nelson has announced that he will release his highly anticipated new album, “American Romance“, on June 20th – his first solo project and first in partnership with Sony Music […]
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Bob Bradshaw “Live in Boston”

March 26, 2025 Peter Thompson 0
A worthwhile addition to songwriter Bob Bradshaw’s body of work, this live (in the studio) record highlights how songs can evolve over time. Back in early 2000, ‘Bob Bradshaw’ was a Planning Officer employed by Weatherfield […]
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Great Grandpa “Patience, Moonbeam”

March 26, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
After a prolonged absence, the five-piece band from Seattle returns with renewed energies and a darker, sincere new album. As the story goes, following the success of ‘Four of Arrows’ in 2019, there was an attempt […]
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The SteelDrivers “Outrun” – got to getaway…

March 26, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
On ‘Outrun‘ The SteelDrivers create a modern take on the murder ballad, with the outlaw escape moving from a fast horse to a fast car.  No matter the steed though you can’t outrun yourself.  The song […]
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Video Premiere: Danny Horn & The Shared Myths “Keep On Careening Karina”

March 26, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
The new song from Danny Horn & The Shared Myths is a dark tale of a relationship in ruins.  However, “Keep On Careening Karina” positively bounds along with a wonderfully insistent rhythm and a gloriously bright, […]

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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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  • Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”
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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 […]
Interviews

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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The Prescriptions “Not The Issue” – not taking your way…

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The Prescriptions offer a taut power-pop assault on their new album ‘Time Apart‘, from which today’s single ‘Not The Issue‘ is taken.  There’s an appealing combination of growling guitars and soaring vocals, on this song of […]
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Hailing from across the state of Oregon, Kristen Grainger & True North define their music as ‘Pacific Northwest Americana’, which, given the diverse subject matter of songs on the band’s latest release, ‘Ghost Tattoo’, seems a […]

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