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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.
Album Reviews

Scott Low “Burning Tires, Smoking Gun” (10 Foot Woody Records, 2018)

June 21, 2018 Jim Finnie 0
With his third solo album ‘Burning Tires, Smoking Gun‘, Scott Low, the former main man of Athens, GA based band Efren has produced a fine album that is simple in design, yet contains contemporary  messages that […]
Album Reviews

Sons of Bill “Oh God Ma’am” (Loose Records, 2018)

June 20, 2018 Jim Finnie 0
It’s been almost 4 years since we had an album release from Sons of Bill and it’s fair to say that the Wilson brothers, Sam, Abe and James haven’t let the grass grow under their feet. […]
Album Reviews

Findlay Brown “Not Everything Beautiful is Good” (Nettwerk Records, 2018)

May 31, 2018 Jim Finnie 0
Ambient/Psychedelic Americana is a genre not populated by many artists, but Findlay Brown continues to cut a groove that is somewhat idiosyncratic and to back this up, he even manages to sing about lovers living in […]
Album Reviews

Trampled by Turtles “Life is Good on the Open Road” (Thirty Tigers, 2018)

May 17, 2018 Jim Finnie 0
The untimely passing of Tom Petty in October 2017 was an incredibly sad day and an enormous loss to the music industry, but it seems to have a been a catalyst for Trampled by Turtles to […]
Album Reviews

Phil Cook “People Are My Drug” (Psychic Hotline/Thirty Tigers, 2018)

May 15, 2018 Jim Finnie 0
OK, no cheating now.  Who do you know with a musical career that encompasses being a recording and touring member of Hiss Golden Messenger, has collaborated with the Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray, performed with greats such as […]

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Something for the weekend: Clem Snide “Where Have You Gone”

June 19, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we can’t let today pass without acknowledging the massive sense of relief after last night. Maybe the Reform guy is a better plumber than politician, although you […]
Album Reviews

American Aquarium “New Ways To Lose”

June 19, 2026 2
Twenty albums in and yet another hugely impressive release from American Aquarium. A look back through the Americana UK archives will find plenty of references to American Aquarium, including a very rare 10 out of 10 […]
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Shearwater return with “The New World” next month

June 19, 2026 0
Shearwater’s new album The New World will be released on 31st July 2026 via the band’s own Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution. In the past quarter-century, Shearwater slyly became a distinctive, consistent and adventurous […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 2
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Alex Seel “Spell On A Tin Drum” (Independent, 2019)

April 26, 2019 0
Wandering singer-songwriter Alex Seel has been from Devon to London to Ireland and back again, picking up on as many musical influences as possible along the way. On his second record, ‘Spell On A Tin Drum’, […]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Sarah MacDougall “It’s A Storm (What’s Going On)?” – Live session, 2015

June 7, 2024 1
What struck me the first time I saw Sarah MacDougall playing live was the smile.  She smiles when she’s talking, when she’s tuning, when she’s playing and even when she’s singing.  Like a musical Cheshire Cat […]
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Pauline Andres “Hoping For The Best at the Springwater Supper Club” – Listen

August 5, 2019 0
Possibly the longest title we’ve had the pleasure to include in the Tracks feature this new release from Pauline Andres will give hope to those wondering why there isn’t more songwriting in the same vein as […]

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