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About Clint West
From buying my first record aged 10 and attending my first gig at 14, music has been a lifelong obsession. A proud native of Suffolk, I have lived in and around Manchester for the best part of 30 years. My idea of a perfect day would be a new record arriving in the post in the morning, watching Ipswich Town win in the afternoon followed by a gig and a pint with my mates at night,
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Readers’ Picks: The Turnpike Troubadours “A Tornado Warning”

June 4, 2021 Clint West 2

Tris Robinson from Nottingham makes an impassioned plea for The Turnpike Troubadours to get more coverage. We hear you Tris. “The older I get, the grumpier I become. Usually about politics and religion, or football, which […]

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Readers’ Picks: Richmond Fontaine live at BBC Scotland

May 28, 2021 Clint West 0

This week’s pick comes from Fiona Winders who lives in Malmo, Sweden. There is very little that I need to say here as Fiona covers it all beautifully: “On their farewell tour of the UK, Americana […]

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Night Flight “Songs from Echo Zoo” EP

May 28, 2021 Clint West 0

London four-piece release an impressive four-song EP Night Flight cite influences that include The Band, Big Star, Neil Young and Elliot Smith, yet they don’t sound much like any of them. The four tracks on their […]

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Readers’ Picks: Drive-By Truckers “Gravity’s Gone”

May 21, 2021 Clint West 0

Dave Bartley from Doncaster picks a diamond from the Truckers treasure trove. The Readers’ Picks feature gives you the chance to share your own personal nuggets. Please see below for details of how to submit your […]

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Readers’ Picks: Fred Eaglesmith “Your Sister Cried”

May 14, 2021 Clint West 2

Mike Ritchie from Glasgow reminds us of the Canadian eccentric genius that is Fred Eaglesmith This weeks Readers’ Pick comes courtesy of award-winning Celtic Music Radio DJ Mike Ritchie and what a choice it is. Anyone […]

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From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

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Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

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When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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It’s a gentle folk sound that is embodied on ‘St. Maria‘, the latest single from Hamilton, Ontario-based singer/songwriter Timid, the Brave (aka Tim Selles).  On it he explores the potential for the universe to communicate through […]

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Chris Murphy “Hard Bargain : Live/Solo” (Teahouse Records, 2017)

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Americana UK featured Chris Murphy’s video of the title song from this album a while back and if you liked the video then you’ll love this album. Raised in Hudson Valley, New York, a place with […]

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East Carolina’s SUSTO have been making giant strides these last couple of years, generating huge acclaim for their live shows and acquiring a number of big-time fans including Band Of Horses’ Ben Bridwell. “I got an […]

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