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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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Will Varley taking the Spirit of Minnie out on tour

January 9, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Will Varley will be releasing his latest studio album – his fifth – on February the 9th – which will coincide with his biggest headlining gig to date as he brings his ten date tour to […]
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The Incredible Vickers Brothers “Mirrors” – Listen

January 8, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
So, which one’s your favourite ?  Rob ?  Or is it Bob ?  Hah!  They’re the same person, and unsurprisingly they both share a love of jangly Anglo-Indy-Pop.  Someone’s been listening to XTC – Rob knows […]
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Mumford & Sons to receive AMA-UK Trailblazer Award

January 8, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Mumford & Sons – oh, you remember them don’t you ?  The band that caused the largest schism in UK Americana history (possibly).  Well, divisive as they are it can’t really be denied that they raised […]
Tracks

Anastasia Minster “When I Die” – Listen

January 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Anastasia Minster went from Moscow to Toronto to be able to sit at her piano in front of window looking out over an open park and be inspired to compose her fragile and spectral songs.  On […]
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Eliza Carthy and Martin Carthy tour dates

January 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
That’s Eliza and Martin, together, there’ll also be a range of dates in various other guises and groupings throughout the year for both musicians. February and March of 2018, however will see the daughter and father […]

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Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

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Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

Album Reviews
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Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

Live Reviews
July 15, 2026 0
Cover art for Max Subar album "Anything Could Be"

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

Album Reviews
July 15, 2026 1

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change

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Previews

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

July 15, 2026 0
One of the most influential singer-songwriters of the modern era, James Taylor returns to the UK this month for his first London performance in three years when he takes to the stage at The O2 Arena […]
Album Reviews

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0
Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0
And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London.  Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

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  • Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”
  • Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026
  • Max Subar “Anything Could Be”
  • Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change
  • Video Premiere: The Kennedys “Without Us” – nature might do better
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
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 […]
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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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Jim Lauderdale to release bluegrass album “When Carolina Comes Homes Again”

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On the heels of 2019’s ‘From Another World’, two-time Grammy Award-winning Jim Lauderdale will release his 33rd album ‘When Carolina Comes Homes Again’ on March 6th via Yep Roc Records. You can listen to the first […]
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Beau Jennings & The Tigers “Feel the Sun”

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A tight EP of heartland rock from one of Oklahoma’s best songwriters. Former Cheyenne frontman and filmmaker Beau Jennings is from Norman, Oklahoma, a lively college town south of Oklahoma City with a close-knit music scene. […]
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Liv Greene “New York’s Arms” – Listen

March 27, 2020 0
Liv Greene’s new song ‘New York’s Arms‘ is a beautiful song about lifting yourself up after a let down.  In this case that of seeing “you in the arms of another that night” and the realisation […]

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