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Walker Tex “Death” – as inevitable as taxes
Well, here’s a cheerful start to the week – but amongst all the love and goodwill we like to spread around we at Americana UK know that there’s a darker side to this life. And Walker […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
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Beans On Toast & The Kentish Folk Collective “Swimming In It” – come on in the water is… polluted
It’s not that hard a concept – unless you’re a Tory government in its 12th year – the increasing of pollution is not a positive thing and letting the water companies (aka your mates) routinely pour […]
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Jenny Berkel “Lavender City” – tell me why, why do you lie?
Jenny Berkel’s new song reflects on a relationship that didn’t quite work out – it’s the story of a summer relationship that took place in a city with little gardens everywhere. ‘Lavender City’ is an intimate […]
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band cover Dylan on new album
For their next album those roots and Americana stalwarts the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – now five decades into their musical journey – will be releasing an album of Dylan covers, done in a Dirt Band […]
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Thomas Cassell “Traveling Shoes” – On the road again
Thomas Cassell’s ‘Travelling Shoes’ appear both literal and metaphorical – mostly the latter though, for even when he sings of lacing up his travelling shoes its just a reminder that he’s hitting the road, again, for […]