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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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Cassandra Violet “Superbloom” – Listen

July 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
“I meditate every day, I hope that this feeling can go away” sings Cassandra Violet over a backing that can only be described as quirky, before wistfully adding ” back to when I was in High […]
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Track Premiere: Paul Haas “She Told Me”

July 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Paul Haas brings a Bluegrass touch to his debut album ‘Long Long Time’, which gets its release on Teahouse Records.  Paul Haas’ story is one of determination – it’s fairly unusual after all to release your […]
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Kate Rusby to release lockdown album

July 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Kate Rusby is, occasionally, allowed out of the realm of folk ballads, and has even been known to listen to music created in her own lifetime.  There’s a preconception burst.  During an appearance on Jo Whiley’s […]
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Bonny Light Horseman “Green Rocky Road” – Listen

July 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Without a doubt one of the most exciting bands to emerge in 2019 – we loved the album, we loved them live.  If you need the reminder, Bonny Light Horseman are Anais Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson and […]
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Bill Kirchen “Shelly’s Winter Love” – Listen

July 8, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1
This cover of the Merle Haggard song comes from Bill Kirchen’s recent retrospective release ‘The Proper Years’.  It’s an album that recognises the three albums that the co-founder of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen […]

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

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George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

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JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

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More People Really Should Know About: Charm Of Finches

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Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”

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Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 0
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Album Reviews

George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

July 7, 2026 0
An old-styled folk protest album from two past masters of the genre which skewers the current administration with acerbic lyrics. This is George Mann and Si Kahn’s second album working together following the release of Labor […]
News

JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

July 7, 2026 0
JP Harris, known across the americana world as a craftsman of outlaw country and old-time music, has announced his sixth full-length album. Shaving A Dead Man, produced by and featuring GRAMMY-winning musician Chance McCoy (Old Crow […]

  • Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations
  • George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”
  • JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album
  • More People Really Should Know About: Charm Of Finches
  • Matt Jones and the Bobs “Matt Jones and the Bobs”
  • Tough Old Bird “Wednesday’s Child” – keeping it all quiet
  • Video: Ryan Bingham “Let the Big Dog Eat” ft. The Texas Gentlemen
  • For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”
  • Rodney Crowell “Then Again”
  • Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Dietmar Leibecke: Aww, thanks, friends! You are just too polite <3
  • Martin Johnson: Thanks, Mike. You are right, Dietmar is one of the good ones and deserves everyone's support.
  • Mike Ritchie: Really good interview, thank you. I previewed the festival on my radio show and said that Dietmar puts his heart…

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 0
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Rebecca Pronsky “Witness – Hillary’s Song Cycle” (Independent, 2017)

November 28, 2017 0
A mini album dedicated to Hillary Clinton’s ‘defeat’ in the 2016 US Presidential Election and her (imagined) personal aftermath. Let’s not dwell on the name of her opponent, shall we? As is fitting for such a […]
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Red Rooster line-up something to crow about

February 28, 2017 0
One of the highlights of the UK Roots Festival season, Red Rooster, the banjo pickin’ summer festival has announced its return for the fourth year, championing “the best in Americana, Blues, Soul, Roots and Country.” Located in […]
Obituaries

The Song Remains: Wizz Jones (1939 – 2025)

May 12, 2025 1
Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Davey Graham…the great guitarists of the British folk boom of the 1960s are leaving us one by one and now, sadly, we have to add Wizz Jones to that number. Very much […]

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