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Bill Scorzari “Sidereal Days (Day 2)”

October 8, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

Part two of Bill Scorzari’s double-album project has him weaving from love lost to love kept and on the go. Bill Scorzari is a former New York trial lawyer with a Walt Whitman beard that extends […]

artwork for Levi Foster's album Appalachian Funk Tree

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

September 23, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

Levi Foster takes his yarn-spinning country tunes to the heart of Hollywood. After two EPs and the success of his critically-acclaimed first album, We Made Fire, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from the likes […]

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

September 21, 2026 Hugo Simoes 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 […]

the words seasick steve presents written above an old TV set on the screen of which you can read "The Last Season of America" over a barren lanscape with rusted vehicles

Seasick Steve “The Last Season of America”

September 9, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

The Man from Another Time tackles modern-day America with hope and fury. Veteran producer and singer-songwriter Seasick Steve requires no real introduction. A journeying musician for over five decades, a producer for bands like Modest Mouse […]

Sian & Rob Colquhoun “Sourwood Honey”

August 25, 2026 Hugo Simoes 0

Sian & Rob Colquhoun’s debut album is a return to roots for die-hard old-time fans. Out of Wiltshire in the Southwest of England comes a bridge over the Atlantic. Like others before them, folk duo Sian […]

Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

October 9, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have some […]

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

October 9, 2026 0

A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]

Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007

Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

October 9, 2026 1

In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]

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