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Andrew Combs returns with a new album, single and tour dates! Is it Christmas?

June 20, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Loose alumni Andrew Combs returns to the fray this month with the announcement of a brand new album “Dream Pictures” that will be released on August 23rd as well as its lead single ‘Eventide’ which is […]
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Get the flock out of here! The Sheepdogs announce UK dates for autumn 2024

June 19, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Grab your whistle and put on your wellies, Canada’s rock n’ roll sons and purveyors of good-time musical vibes, The Sheepdogs, have just announced they are heading across the Atlantic for a run of 21 shows […]
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The wildlife better watch out! Basher’s back with an “Indoor Safari”

June 18, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Following his performances at Wilco’s Solid Sound this year  Yep Roc Records will release “Indoor Safari” on September 13th. This will be Nick Lowe’s first full-length album in eleven years. Consisting of twelve songs, including brand […]
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If it ain’t Broken…it must be a solo album: Jamie Sutherland announces new solo project

June 17, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Broken Records frontman Jamie Sutherland has announced his new solo album “The World As It Used To Be”, will be out in September 2024 via Frictionless Music. Fresh from promoting the latest album “The Dreamless Sleep […]
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Jeffrey Foucault announces new album inspired by passing of his best friend for September release

June 17, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
On September 6th,  AUK favourite, Jeffrey Foucault will release his first album of entirely new material since 2018,” The Universal Fire” which will be out via Fluff and Gravy Records. A series of high-voltage performances captured […]

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Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
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Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"

Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

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Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"

David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

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Album artwork for Stephanie Sammons Head Noise album

Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”

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Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026

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Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0
The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]
Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"
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Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0
Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]
Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"
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David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0
Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]

  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens
  • Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”
  • David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”
  • Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”
  • Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026
  • Live Review: Tessa Rose Jackson + Chloe Foy, St Pancras Old Church, London – 16th September 2026
  • James Felice announces release of second solo album in November
  • Mildred “Bird Laugh” – snow is falling
  • Video: Arborist “The Taming Of Horses” – Time is all in our minds
  • Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

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Josh Okeefe announces August UK dates

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After a turbulent couple of years, young and rising folk troubadour Josh Okeefe has announced his return to the stage with a busy August 2021 schedule of live shows and festival appearances in the UK. Finally […]
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Neil Young “Peace Trail” (Reprise, 2016)

January 11, 2017 1
Peace Trail is one of those Neil Young albums that it’d be easy to dismiss as a failure of Neil’s quality control process.  However, like those who dismiss Greendale, Fork in the Road or Chrome Dreams […]
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We Are The West “The Golden Shore” (Independent, 2018)

May 8, 2018 1
For the last 6 years, on the Saturday before each full moon, We Are The West transform an everyday Los Angeles underground car park into a performance space where their concerts are supported by, and collaborations […]

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