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Julian Taylor “Anthology II”

January 28, 2026 Graeme Tait 0
A second career retrospective album from the much-admired Canadian singer-songwriter helps complete his musical backstory, spanning over 25 years. With over 25 years in the music business under his belt, Julian Taylor has built an impeccable […]
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Cabin Fever “Good Old Days” – living in the moment

January 28, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
It is high time that we featured some bluegrass here on the daily track, and where better to look for this North American art form than that bastion of musical excellence, Canada? Which is where we […]
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Video Premiere: Michael Rudd “The Water” – the other side of being human

January 28, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
‘The Water’ by New Mexico-based roots singer-songwriter Michael Rudd is a quietly epic song that feels all the more powerful for its understated approach. Opening with just the dramatic percussion from Mark Clark on drums, the […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup Special – Pete Seeger

January 27, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
He seemed like a hearty oak that could never be felled, the one person who might avoid the fate of all people, but it is twelve years today since the titan of folk Pete Seeger died. […]
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“Mud Blood Bone”: New album and European/ UK tour dates from Cat Clyde

January 27, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
Canadian indie-folk artist Cat Clyde has announced her new album, “Mud Blood Bone”, to be released on 13th March 2026 via Concord Records, as well as a list of European and UK tour dates supporting the […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

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Interviews

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Abigail Lapell to play extensive UK and European tour in November

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Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell, who is releasing her new album Shadow Child on 8th May 2026 via Outside Music, has announced a run of six UK headline shows as part of a wider UK and European […]
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Track Premiere: Candace Hastings “Horses I Left Behind”

April 21, 2026 0
Candace Hastings is long steeped in songwriting. Her first came when she was in fifth grade; it had just one chord and was written on the three-quarter-size Kay guitar that her mother bought for her the […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]

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Video Premiere: Gabriel Douglas “Hearts Want”

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The visual for ‘Hearts Want’ is all about travelling through a variety of different landscapes and it complements the song’s emotional journey well.  Gabriel Douglas’s slow, sonorous vocal over a steady guitar strum is simple yet […]
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Banditos “On My Way” – taking my time

February 25, 2022 0
Banditos are a six-piece of twenty-somethings who hail out of Alabama, but have since relocated to Nashville.  They have an eclectic sound which the other music magazine, Rolling Stone, has described as “Equal parts alt-country twang […]
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Clay Street Unit “Sin & Squalor”

March 3, 2026 0
Excellent debut album from the hardworking Denver-based outfit exemplifies their bluegrass chops and musical smarts. Clay Street Unit from Denver, Colorado, have been playing their asses off across the US for around five years, and apart […]

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