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About Andy Short
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

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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Shane Pendergast “Winter Grace”

February 12, 2025 Andy Short 0
Canadian singer-songwriter lighting a candle of hope for us all. There is a beauty to Shane Pendergast’s music that instantly puts you in a reflective, relaxed mood. Think of families, loved ones, and friends who have […]
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Hardwicke Circus “Cumbria Pizza”

January 14, 2025 Andy Short 0
Unplugged live performance from the Pizza Express. Hardwicke Circus return after their well-received album “Fly the Flag” with a live recording at London’s up-and-coming venue, the Pizza Express in Holborn. It captures a rousing night where […]
Essentials

Essentials: The Top Ten 10,000 Maniacs Songs

January 9, 2025 Andy Short 9
The 10,000 Maniacs from Jamestown, New York, formed in 1981. They have a catalogue of alternative indie American rock, and with the band still on the back burner, there is possibly more to come. The Maniacs […]
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Anniversary Cheers

Anniversary Cheers: Iris DeMent’s “My Life” celebrates 30 years

December 17, 2024 Andy Short 2
Part of an occasional series that looks at significant anniversary re-releases of iconic albums as they are put out. Happy 30th anniversary to Iris DeMent, who has re-released her second album, “My Life,” on the Yep […]

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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 […]
Album Reviews

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”

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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

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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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Video: Shane Joyce “The Sadness Of King Joyce”

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The new single (and the title track of his next album, due out on April 9th)  from Shane Joyce, front man of the excellent Midnight Union Band, is a great noir-ish and gritty slice of life.
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Jennah Barry “Holiday” (Forward Music Group, 2020)

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Phrases like charming, lovely or sweet are deemed as virtual insults these days – anaemic praise for something soft or unconvincing – but Jennah Barry’s new album, ‘Holiday’, deserves all these descriptions in the most positive way. […]
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Hannah Read “Way Out I’ll Wander” (Hudson, 2018)

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This is a beautiful album. Beautifully written, beautifully played and sung, beautifully crafted. Hannah Read is one of those musicians who seem too gifted not to turn out perfection each time she records. This, her second […]

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