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About Andrew Lefley
I have been a music fan since the early to mid 70's, amassing a large collection of media, vinyl and CD. My tastes are fairly catholic and take in Americana amongst other genres. Favourite bands include DBT's, Jason Isbell, Richmond Fontaine, The Delines, Chuck Prophet, the Band and Counting Crows
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Eric Bibb “One Mississippi”

February 25, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0
An album which opens your eyes and ears to what can be done within the blues idiom and just to its leftfield. Eric Bibb is not one of the number of young guitar-based hotshots that are […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Bobbie Gentry “The Delta Sweete”

Classic Americana Albums
February 25, 2026 0
Artwork for Eric bib album "One Mississippi"

Eric Bibb “One Mississippi”

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Jim Lauderdale putting out album 38: “Country Super Hits Volume 2”, touring with Emmylou Harris

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artwork for Keegan McInroe album "Neon John".

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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]
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Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

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Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]
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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It is not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with […]

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