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About Kimberly Bright
Indiana native, freelance writer specializing in British, Canadian, and American music and cultural history, flyover states, session musicians, overlooked and unsung artists. Author of 'Chris Spedding: Reluctant Guitar Hero.' You can contact her at kimberly.bright@americana-uk.com.
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real “A Few Stars Apart”

July 26, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real look inward and cherish simplicity and community on their new release. Not many young singer-songwriters can say that they were the inspiration behind the character in a film, whether […]

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Jeremy Ferrara “Everything I Hold”

July 2, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Folk purists will love the fact that the unhurried “Everything I Hold” features only singer-songwriter Jeremy Ferrara and his guitar. Ferrara played at open stages at folk clubs while in college in his native California, studying […]

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A Night to Remember: Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors at The Ritz Music Hall, Indianapolis, May 17th 1991

June 22, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors were one of the last acts to play the former Arlington Theater in Indianapolis, by then called the Ritz Music Hall or The Ritz, in May 1991 before it closed down […]

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K.C. Jones “Queen of the In Between”

June 22, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

The first solo album from the talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist K.C. Jones is an impressive dive into old and new Americana. K.C. Jones (a.k.a. Kelli Jones-Savoy) may be deeply influenced by divergent styles of music, but […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Ani DiFranco “Not A Pretty Girl”

June 2, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

‘Not A Pretty Girl’ captures an intriguing portrait of songwriter, musician, poet, and political activist Ani DiFranco as a young woman. It was her sixth studio album on Righteous Babe Records, the label she started at […]

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  • Americana UK’s Top 20 albums of 2025: 10-2
  • For the sake of the song: Corinne West “Trouble No More”
  • Boy & Bear “Tripping Over Time”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 215 “Christmas Vinyl”
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  • Video: Elles Bailey “Better Days”
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  • Cheryl Main: Misspelling an artists name is not a great sign (find the random v), but the list is pretty solid overall.
  • Mike Ritchie: Got six of these - only two will be in my top 10.
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Interview: Mikel Jollett of the Airborne Toxic Event on struggles, joys and the journey

December 12, 2025 0

Hard times, no, unusually hard times served to bring the Airborne Toxic Event frontman Mikel Jollett a sense of purpose in life as a singer, songwriter, band leader, author and speaker about childhood trauma. As he […]

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Interview: Ian Gomm on Brinsley Schwarz, Nashville, Jeb Loy Nichols and football records

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The Brinsley’s “Silver Pistol” was the album that perfected their Band obsession and, at the same time, showed that there was a lot more to them than being simple wannabes. Coincidentally, it was the first time […]

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Interview: Brian Dunne asks is it so bad to want a good life?

December 9, 2025 0

While patiently waiting for Brian Dunne to get his due from those who listen to and hopefully buy physical media, it is worthwhile to linger in the brilliance of his fourth album, “Clams Casino” (Missing Piece, […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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