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Jeremy Johnson “Insecuriosity” (Independent, 2019)

November 11, 2019 Alan Fitter 0
If you saw the album’s cover and then just heard ‘A Song For Agnes’, ‘Unrelenting’ and ‘The King And The Thief’, the first three tracks of Jeremy Johnson’s debut studio album ‘Insecuriosity’ you’d think here was […]
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Wildwood Kin “Wildwood Kin” (Silvertone Records/Sony 2019)

November 5, 2019 Alan Fitter 0
‘Wildwood Kin’ is the eponymous second album from the Exeter based three-piece,   consisting of sisters Beth and Emilia Key and their cousin Meghann Loney. On the album, the band have co-written a number of songs […]
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The Good Graces “Prose And Consciousness” (Potluck Foundation 2019)

October 3, 2019 Alan Fitter 0
‘Prose And Consciousness’ is the fourth full album from The Good Graces, a band that is basically Kim Ware and some backing musicians. Ware started out as a drummer but in 2006 found a beat up […]
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Harvey Russell “Liquid Damage” (Independent, 2019)

September 23, 2019 Alan Fitter 0
If you listen to Harvey Russell’s new album ‘Liquid Damage’ on SoundCloud, then there are three hashtags: #Americana (we’ll come back to that), #honkytonk (lots of that on the album) and #alt-country. Well this album shouldn’t really […]
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The Living Street “It Won’t Last” (Independent 2019)

September 5, 2019 Alan Fitter 0
If you only heard ‘Home On The Road’ the first track off The Living Street’s second album ‘It Won’t Last’ you might think you were about to hear the last great summer album of the year […]

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Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

September 18, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]
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Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”

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Journeyman comes full circle with an album of resonant covers that have been uniquely adapted throughout his career, tracing all the way back to his teenage days busking in Nashville. Benjamin Tod has been around the […]
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Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026

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Opening for The War and Treaty at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Buddy Miller explained how he came to crash the party and thanked the headliners and support Avery Sunshine for indulging him. Miller had a call from […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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