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Album Reviews

Neil Sturgeon & the Infomaniacs “Geography &  Luck” (Buzzwagon Beat, 2018)

June 8, 2018 Elise Kennedy 0
Neil Sturgeon & the Infomanics’ debut release is called ‘Geography & Luck’, an album which ranges from Americana to pop with more than passing nod to folk rock. The twelve track album produced by Raymond McGinley, […]
Album Reviews

The Equatorial Group “Apricity” (Independent, 2018)

May 25, 2018 Elise Kennedy 0
The Equatorial Group’s self-funded debut album ‘Apricity’ does not fit neatly into a particular genre of Americana, having a distinctly psychedelic acoustic sound.  ‘Motorbikes’ is the closest to a country-Americana song with the opening guitar picking of […]
Album Reviews

Ross Cooper “I Rode The Wild Horses” (Independent 2018)

April 17, 2018 Elise Kennedy 0
Ross Cooper’s new album is a true cry to cowboy country. Many of the songs echo his career as a bareback rider, with the lyrics reflecting the rodeo lifestyle. ‘I Rode The  Wild Horses’ combines both folk and […]
Album Reviews

Will Stewart “Country Seat” (Cornelius Chapel Records, 2018)

March 28, 2018 Elise Kennedy 0
Will Stewart’s debut solo album ‘Country Seat’ explores his southern roots, with folk-rock being the foreground for the piece.  The album takes Stewart’s musical influences from many artists, including Neil Young, with the electrified moments and […]
Album Reviews

Bennett Wilson Poole “Bennett Wilson Poole” (AURORA, 2018)

March 13, 2018 Elise Kennedy 0
 Bennett Wilson Poole’s eleven track debut album has strong vocal and guitar throughout, feeling like the true definition of an americana band. The supergroup made of Tony Poole (Starry Eyed and Laughing), Robin Bennett (The Dreaming Spires) […]

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Features

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 […]
Previews

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

September 21, 2026 0
Buena Vista Social Club 30th Anniversary Edition is out now via World Circuit Records. Produced by Ry Cooder and Executive Produced by Nick Gold, the classic multi-million-selling Grammy-winning album has been reissued on ‘pearl sunrise’ colour double-LP, […]
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Paper Verses “Windstill”

September 21, 2026 0
Kent folk duo follow up two impressive EP releases with a beautiful debut. Paper Verses are a folk duo based in Broadstairs, Kent. Simone Lincoln and Matt Evans have released their debut full-length collection following two […]

  • 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: 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 […]
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 […]
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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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Shuffle: The joy of repetition

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As you should know by now if you have been following this column, whatever I write is inspired by whatever comes up on my iPod in shuffle mode. This week I was minded to interrupt the […]
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Video: Ben Brown “Blue”

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Enjoy the new single from Manningtree-based singer-songwriter Ben Brown.  Quite simply, this song – and the way Brown performs it – is joyful.  Upbeat and catchy, ‘Blue’ will bring a smile to your face.  Brown’s vocal […]
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Gentle meditations on motherhood offer a rare vulnerability that hits heavy. Courtney Hartman’s previous album, 2021’s “Glade”, was very much a solitary affair – Hartman recorded the bulk of it alone as she lived in a […]

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