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Video Premiere: Aliza Hava “Into the Light”

January 15, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single from folk-rock artist Aliza Hava is immediate and compelling. “Into the Light” is a gloriously uplifting song of hope and redemption, channelling Hava’s positive energy and transmitting these feelings to the listener. She explains: […]

Interview: Amy Speace on her view of “The American Dream”

January 14, 2025 Martin Johnson 4

You can take the girl out of New York, but not New York out of the girl. Amy Speace is a favourite of Americana UK and has just released her fourth record in five years, “The […]

Bluegrass Briefs: John Depew, High Horse, Trace & Baerd. Max Wareham

January 14, 2025 Tim Martin 0

A new year arrives with a batch of albums that stretch the Bluegrass genre to it’s limits. But it’s a style that has always thrived on experimentation, so it will always bounce back, whether from the […]

artwork for John Calvin album "Greener Fields And Fairer Seas"

John Calvin “Greener Fields And Fairer Seas”

January 14, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

A sophomore album that at times appears a little unsure of its own identity or musical direction. John Calvin released his debut album “Masquerade Monday”, back in 2018 under the watchful eye of producer Nate Campisi, […]

Live Review: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers + H.C. McEntire, Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw, North Carolina – 16th November, 2024

January 14, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

There always comes a moment in any antsy, over-stuffed crowd waiting for the main performer to take the stage, when a chorus of voices rises, hands clapping as the house music fades. It was no different […]