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Classic Americana Albums: John Denver “Poems, Prayers & Promises”

June 7, 2023 Emily Dongray 1
By 1971, Henry John Deutschendorf Jr or “John Denver”, as he was more readily known, was only 28 but had released three albums. This breakout album and piece of history would be one of 33 albums […]
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Guided By Voices announces new album and shares brand new song

May 30, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
Prolific American Lo-fi band Guided By Voices has announced a new album ‘Welshpool Frillies‘ to be released on July 21st on their own label GBV Inc. The album was produced by Travis Harrison, and much of […]
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2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

May 26, 2023 Emily Dongray 2
In the blinking dawn of the new year, many of the festivals announced their line-ups. They dropped exciting news about headliners, and some early-bird tickets went on sale, but in the wave of resolutions and starting […]
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Tommy Emmanuel announces extensive January 2024 tour

May 25, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
Legendary acoustic guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has announced an extensive 2024 tour, which includes an arduous (not for the audience!) fifteen dates in January, starting in Exeter on the 10th and spanning the length and breadth of […]
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The War and Treaty announce their return to UK with headline tour this Summer

May 24, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
Award-winning Nashville duo The War and Treaty has announced their “Lover’s Game” tour, which includes four dates starting with a set at The Long Road Festival at the end of August. The tour promotes their most recent […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

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May 8, 2026 1
Artwork for Cut Throat Finches album "High Horse"

Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

May 8, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
Artwork for Cut Throat Finches album "High Horse"
Album Reviews

Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

May 8, 2026 0
The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

May 8, 2026 0
Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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  • Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”
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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

May 5, 2026 0
Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

April 28, 2026 0
Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Video: Geiger von Muller “Toys In Ghettos (Part 1)”

October 2, 2019 0
This is an amazing video, soundtracked by the new single off Geiger von Muller’s latest album ‘Teddy Zer And The Kwands‘.  The music is pretty ace too, all strange and eerie slide guitar work.  The whole […]
Album Reviews

Graham Nash “Over the Years” (Rhino, 2018)

August 3, 2018 1
Didn’t we just have a 3 disc Graham Nash retrospective? Well, no – sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings but the ‘Reflections‘ Box Set was nine years ago. True, this release adds only one […]
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Kelley Swindall “You Can Call Me Darlin’ If You Want” (Velvet Elk Records, 2020)

October 5, 2020 0
It is hard to believe this is a debut album and that this wannabe actress, turned singer-songwriter, was inspired to change course only after heartbreak inspired revenge. This album packs a punch so forthright that anyone […]

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