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My musical journey has taken me from Big Pink to southern California. Life in the fast lane now has a sensible 20mph limit which leaves more time for listening to new music and catching live shows.
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Album Reviews

Lee DeWyze “Gone For Days”

September 17, 2024 Chas Lacey 1
Top-quality musicianship and finely-crafted lyrics from stellar singer. With his sixth major release, Lee DeWyze marries his exceptional vocal talent to a collection of self-penned songs that place him firmly at the songwriters’ table. Still only […]
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India Ramey “Baptized By The Blaze”

September 11, 2024 Chas Lacey 0
Inspiring and redemptive themes sung and played with a distinctive country flavour. They say the best things come in small packages and ‘Baptized By The Blaze’ is a case in point. With her new release India […]
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Album Reviews

Jake Xerxes Fussell “When I’m Called”

August 19, 2024 Chas Lacey 0
Archival folk songs reinterpreted and arranged for a contemporary audience. “When I’m Called” is a collection of songs and shanties played and sung in a modern style by an expert in the field of traditional music. […]
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Delgado y Los Conejos De Amor “Tin Corazón”

July 25, 2024 Chas Lacey 0
Gothic tales of love and loss help exorcise inner demons. Ten years on from his previous release, Delgado’s ‘Tin Corazón’ offers up what he terms “prime cuts of dark desert swoon”. Combining with new band Los […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Creedence Clearwater Revival “Lodi”

July 8, 2024 Chas Lacey 0
Getting a namecheck in a song is one way for a town to bring in tourists. Winslow, Arizona will forever be deemed a place to take it easy but for one town in northern California, a […]

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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

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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Tui “Pretty Little Mister” (Hearth Music, 2019)

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Some music requires repeated listening and reflection to grasp the artist’s intent. This album is not one of those. It is simply a joy to listen to from the very first time you hear it. Whether […]
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Video: The Andrew Collins Trio “Big Toaster”

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Canadian Andrew Collins is releasing two albums, Tongue and Groove on June 25th, the first songs, the second instrumentals.  This is from the latter and shows some impressive chops.  Great fun too.
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Get ready for Molly Tuttle – but be quick about it

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Americana Music Association’s instrumentalist of 2018, Molly Tuttle, is about to embark on a UK tour later this month, but you’ll need to act fast seeing as 6 of the dates are already sold out. The […]

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