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Insomnia and music go together. Love discovering new music to get lost in - country, singer-songwriters, Americana, folk, rock, punk.... Currently enjoying Courtney Marie Andrews, Elles Bailey, Nils Lofgren, Ferris & Sylvester, Chris Murphy, Jarrod Dickenson, Jerry Joseph, Frank Turner, David Ford, Patterson Hood, Glitterfox, Chuck Prophet, The Lottery Winners, Our Man in the Field...
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Video: Annie Dressner “Dumb Boy” – I hate that you made me cry

March 16, 2026 Andrew Frolish 1
New York City’s Annie Dressner has released a new video for her single, Dumb Boy, which has been featured on BBC 6 Music thanks to Riley & Coe. Dumb Boy is a song for all those […]
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Video: Iron and Wine “Roses” – Laugh into each other’s empty mouth

March 13, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
The much-loved Iron and Wine, also known as multi-instrumentalist and producer Sam Beam, has released the third single from his brand new album, Hen’s Teeth. Released on 27th February 2026 via Sub Pop, this is the […]
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Rosanne Cash: “Time is a Mirror” – a Life in Song

March 12, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
We delve into the 40-year career of an americana music icon as her life and music is put on show at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Over a musical career spanning more than […]
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Video: Frank Turner “Nashville Tennessee Live 2006” – I was raised in Middle England

March 12, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
If you’ve been following Frank Turner’s solo career for the last couple of decades, then this is a real treat and a surefire sign that we’ve all got a little older. Unbelievably, it is the 20th […]
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Video: Sons of Town Hall “Sirens” – no more trouble now

March 11, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0
Here’s the video for Sirens from Transatlantic duo Sons of Town Hall. There’s an ethereal tunefulness and sweet, haunting poetry to the words as we lose ourselves in Sirens: “Come near sweet travelers // Drink from the […]

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Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"
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Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

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Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

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If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

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Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
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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 […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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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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The Waterboys with Steve Earle to play three big shows for late summer 2026

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The Waterboys will perform a series of big dates in Dublin, London and Glasgow in August and September 2026 under the banner The Fisherman’s Blues Revue. The shows will celebrate and explore the music of the […]
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