Videos
Blue Cactus “This Kind Of Rain” – insert twelth night quote…
Just to be clear, this is not an unprovoked attempt to stake a claim for the Americana UK territory that we call The Video Section – no way man. In fact it is nothing less than […]
Year: 2025
Features
Meanwhile, in Montréal – connection and inspiration at the 2025 FAI Awards
The 2025 Folk Alliance International (FAI) conference wrapped up over the weekend, and it was another occasion which made us wish that the petty cash was a rather larger pot… one day, one day… It’s an […]
News
The Long Road ends the long wait by announcing first wave of artists
Bucking the trend, the festival is planning its biggest year yet! “The Long Road Festival, a celebration of Country, Americana, Roots, Folk Rock music, and culture”, returns to the impressive grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire […]
Album Reviews
Sunny War “Armageddon In A Summer Dress”
A hauntingly majestic follow-up to her 2023 breakthrough album. Having released one of the best albums of 2023 with “Anarchist Gospel”, Sunny War (a.k.a. Sydney Ward) spent much of the following year on the road, opening […]
Tracks
Suzanne Vega “Rats” – the vermin are everywhere
Suzanne Vega has a new tour upcoming – well hooray! It’s in the States, and a couple of dates in Germany. Well, that’s not particularly useful for the beating heart of Vega fandom in the UK. […]