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You would think with all the music I listen to I would be able to write a song but lyrically I get nowhere near some of the lines I've listened to. Maybe one day but until then I will keep on listening.
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Album Reviews

The Bluest Sky “Homegrown”

April 16, 2025 Andy Short 0
Six of the best under a clear blue sky. A mini-album is a somewhat unusual concept. On the one hand, it gives the listener a taster of what may be to come on a complete outing; […]
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Grey DeLisle “The Grey Album”

March 31, 2025 Andy Short 0
Grey DeLisle is back with a collection of traditional country story songs. Grey DeLisle is a prolific songwriter. However, it was the isolation of the 2020 lockdown that allowed her to regain the spark and produce […]
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Gordon Lightfoot “Early Morning Rain”

March 24, 2025 Andy Short 8
If the measure of a song is how often it is covered, then ‘Early Morning Rain’ by Gordon Lightfoot would be high in the chart. Factor in the calibre of the musicians who have embraced the […]
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Marty Bohannon/Matt Bohannon “A Scar Is Born”/”Go Back To Your Roots”

March 14, 2025 Andy Short 0
The Bohannon brothers go solo with fine results. Marty and Matt Bohannon are brothers from Chattanooga, Tennessee. After over twenty years of playing together and delivering some mighty southern rock, they decided to split for a […]
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Red Sky July “Misty Morning”

February 26, 2025 Andy Short 0
Husband and wife duo Shelly Poole and Ally McErlaine are joined by vocalist Haley Glennie-Smith to produce something special. Red Sky July are a husband-and-wife duo consisting of Ally McErlaine, Shelly Poole, and Haley Glennie-Smith on […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
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Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0
The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
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  • All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

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Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Manassas “Manassas” (Atlantic Records, 1972)

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His bandmate Graham Nash may have sung prophetically of being ‘King Midas in Reverse‘ – everything that is touched would turn to rust – but there was a golden period from the release of ‘Crosby Stills […]
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Briscoe “Heat of July”

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Fresh air, clear skies and open roads from Austin, Texas duo. Briscoe comprises songwriter duo Philip Lupton and Truett Heintzelman, lifelong friends based out of Austin, Texas. Following 2023’s “West of It All”, they have spent […]
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American Elm “Me And Ana Lee” – where have the good days gone?

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American Elm is Chris Bousquet, a singer-songwriter from Connecticut who has a remarkable list of renowned artists he’s performed with including, Roger McGuinn, Mercury Rev, Howe Gelb, Miracle Legion, Asleep at the Wheel, Rhett Miller, Mark Mulcahy, […]

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