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Video: Lia Ices “Hymn”

January 25, 2022 Cam Fraser 2
Lia Ices shares a dreamy, bucolic video for ‘Hymn‘, the first single from her new album, ‘Family Album‘, a collection of psychedelic-tinged Americana, inspired by her move west and becoming a mother. Ices was pregnant with […]
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Video: Scott Metzger “Don’t Be a Stranger”

January 20, 2022 Cam Fraser 0
Instrumental goodness from the much-in-demand guitarist, Scott Metzger. A gifted and versatile guitarist, Metzger has played alongside a formidable list of other players: John Mayer, John Scofield, Warren Haynes, Nels Cline & many others. Just being […]
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Video: LOVE BY NUMB3RS “Can’t Lie Like This”

December 22, 2021 Cam Fraser 0
The Portland-based indie trio release a clever, beautiful and wonderfully uplifting song and video inspired by Dan Connor’s chemo treatments and his battle against cancer. LOVE BY NUMB3RS are based around the impressively creative writing and […]
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Video: Del Barber “Just a Little Heat”

December 16, 2021 Cam Fraser 0
In late 2019, Del Barber was poised to capitalise on some major recognition of his work. He’d just been nominated for ‘Roots Artist of the Year’ at the Western Canadian Music Awards, as well as SOCAN […]
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Album Reviews

Parkland Music Project “Sécurité”

December 15, 2021 Cam Fraser 0
A haunting, improvised performance over six extended tracks, from Vancouver’s alt-country infused Parkland Music Project. Led by singer-songwriter Rob Malowany, Parkland Music Project’s new album, ‘Sécurité’  features a shifting cast of talented players who are brought […]

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Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

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Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now

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Paper Verses “Windstill”

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Features

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 1
If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]
Album Reviews

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0
A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0
“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]

  • Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music
  • Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”
  • For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”
  • Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now
  • Paper Verses “Windstill”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”
  • Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train
  • Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy
  • Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”
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Behind the Songs

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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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Whiteacre “Peach” – Listen

November 29, 2019 0
The sound of the modern world is guitar and banjo, and that’s a sound that Denver’s Whiteacre have plenty of, alongside the percussive driving force of a drum kit.  In Whiteacre’s case that guitar is as […]
Previews

Preview: Nigel Wearne heads to the UK this week

July 17, 2023 0
Hot on the heels from touring the UK in January, Australian singer-songwriter Nigel Wearne returns to our shores this week, playing the Cambridge Folk Festival and a string of headline dates across England. 2023 has been […]
Album Reviews

Justin Townes Earle “Kids In The Street” (New West Records, 2017)

May 29, 2017 0
  For his eighth album Justin Townes Earle has adopted some different approaches. It’s the first time he has worked with a producer (Mike Mogis -Bright Eyes and First Aid Kit) and the first album he’s […]

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