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Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
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Sea Song Sessions “The Rambling Sailor” – not to be trusted

August 18, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Let’s face it, this particular folk song doesn’t really do much to inspire confidence in the faithfulness of men of many trades – as Seth Lakeman explains “I first heard my Father singing this song as […]
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Joselyn And Don “Deep Down” – God speed Mother Nature….

August 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Joselyn and Don are Don Barrozo and Joselyn Wilkinson and their take on roots inspired music draws on touchstones from the blues, jazz and folk.  Montanans turned Angelinos, the duo have a new EP, ‘Seeds & […]
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Track Premiere: 3 Pairs Of Boots “Sweet Spot”

August 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
3 Pairs of Boots are California based Americana duo – and wife and husband – Laura Arias and Andrew Stern who have a supportive dynamic. Stern says of his role as the main songwriter, crafting songs […]
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Rocky Votolato “Little Black Diamond” – intimate acoustic americana

August 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s an intimate feel to ‘Little Black Diamond‘ which is taken from the album ‘Wild Roots‘ which will be released on September 9 via Spartan Records and Thirty Something Records (Europe/UK).  It’s the first new album […]
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Track Premiere: Rich McCulley & Marvin Etzioni “Apricot”

August 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Combining the talents of Rich McCulley (also in the band Stash) and Marvin Etzioni (of power duo Thee Holy Brothers and a founding member of Lone Justice) – Rich & Marvin is less a band and […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Hurray For The Riff Raff Songs

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In a nod to Woody Guthrie, a 2014 American Songwriter magazine cover featured Hurrah For The Riff Raff with the strapline, “Bound for Glory”. I’m not sure how the author of that article defined glory, yet […]
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first thoughts José González is a Swedish indie-folk singer – with, naturally, the usual background in hardcore punk influenced by Black Flag and choral singing – Against The Dying Of The Light is his fifth album, […]
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Bedouine, the project of LA-based musician Azniv Korkejian, releases her new album, Neon Summer Skin, on 5th June 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Across Neon Summer Skin, Korkejian intentionally returned to the instruments she played as a […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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River Drivers “Everlasting Faint (The Tale of the Greenbrier Ghost)” true tales that sadly continue

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River Drivers are a Celtic influenced folk band from Phildelphia.  They are a four piece consisting of Mindy Murray (vocals, guitar, banjo, bass), Kevin McCloskey(vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass), Marian Moran (tin whistle, low whistle, concertina) […]
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The Felice Brothers release surprise album “Asylum On The Hill”

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Former AUK album of the year winners The Felice Brothers have released a surprise album “Asylum On The Hill” which is available exclusively on Bandcamp now. The 12 song collection was recorded in May 2023 in […]
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For the Sake of the Song: John Hiatt “Have a Little Faith in Me”

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For years, John Hiatt was in a category of his own. His own record company didn’t know where to place him. He is undoubtedly under Americana’s broad banner, but would you say he was country, blues […]

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