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Resident of the frozen NE of Scotland, with a penchant for climbing high mountains and exploring crazy countries that others avoid. I also sorta like music.
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No Coward Soul “The Boondox”

January 7, 2021 Jim Finnie 2

A fine sophomore album that simply gets better with repeated plays It’s not often that a London based Americana outfit release an album that is full of tales from the more remote parts of Alaska, […]

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Calexico “Seasonal Shift” (City Slang, 2020)

December 15, 2020 Jim Finnie 0

Tucson based Calexico has released ‘Seasonal Shift’, which is a cross between the traditional Christmas album with some covers from the likes of John Lennon and Yoko Ono (guess which song that will be….) and […]

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Morton Valence “Black Angel Drifter” (Cow Pie, 2020)

November 25, 2020 Jim Finnie 0

The opening sentence of promotional material that accompanies this Morton Valence (re)release states “Black Angel Drifter is an album of unorthodox ’country’ music and unlike anything you’ve heard before”.  You won’t be surprised to hear […]

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Jack Henderson “Where’s The Revolution” (Fretsore Records , 2020)

October 30, 2020 Jim Finnie 0

Making a high-quality record is an expensive business at the best of times and in these challenging days, it seems that more and more artists are having to dig deep into their musical bag of […]

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Michael McArthur “Oh Sedona”/”How to Fall in Love” (Independent, 2020)

August 3, 2020 Jim Finnie 0

With release dates that are only weeks apart, Michael McArthur has conjured up a mighty fine pair of acoustic EPs and luckily for the reviewer who has to squeeze this duo into a single review, […]

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Americana Roots: Pixie & the Partygrass Boys

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December 18, 2020 0
Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts [...]

Americana Roots: Grayson Capps

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American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts [...]
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Americana Roots: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

November 20, 2020 0
  American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]
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Americana Roots: Old Town Flood

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  American Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]
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Americana Roots: Tenth Mountain Division

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  Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established [...]

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Interview: Anna Elizabeth Laube on celebrating her 15 year career

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Merry Hell Emergency Lullabies 2021

Merry Hell “Emergency Lullabies”

Album Reviews
January 20, 2021 0

A contemporary Wigan folk-rock album that covers current issues and manages to sound live even when recorded under COVID constraints Wigan’s Merry Hell are at the folk end of the AUK musical spectrum and are […]

10 americana songs about horses

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January 20, 2021 2

Here we have another in the ‘ten‘ series – ten songs with horses as the subject.  You might think there would be dozens and for all I know there are – but I certainly spent […]

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Finn Bonel “Spectral Songs”

Album Reviews
January 20, 2021 0

A worthy downer folk collection that flattens the spirits nicely. Louche, stoner-esque , psych-folk is served up piping lukewarm (in a good way) by South Londoner Finn Bogel. Beck Hansen is a significant influence here; […]

Chuck McDermott “The Thing About America” – Listen

Tracks
January 20, 2021 1

There’s no magic coincidence as to why this song is our feature today.  Chuck McDermott has crafted a single that looks at his homeland with an eye to clarity rather than rose-tinted celebration.  It comes […]

Video: Hiss Golden Messenger “Sanctuary”

Videos
January 20, 2021 0

Honest and beautiful.  This is the new single from Hiss Golden Messenger, whose seventh full-length release, ‘Terms of Surrender’, is nominated for Best Americana Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. ‘Sanctuary’ is a heartfelt song […]

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