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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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More People Should Really Know About: Otis Gibbs

September 26, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0
By choosing singer-songwriter Otis Gibbs for this series, I don’t mean to downplay his accomplishments in any way. He certainly has a large fan base all over the world, but considering the really fine albums he […]
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Finbar Furey “Moments In Time”

September 25, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0
A moving and relevant album from a longstanding legend of Irish music. The release of ‘A Moment In Time’ coincides with songwriter and stalwart Irish cultural hero Finbar Furey’s 77th birthday. The once curly-haired, bearded folkie, […]
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Mick Flannery “Goodtime Charlie”

September 15, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0
Emotionally charged, lyrically rich songs from Irish singer-songwriter Mick Flannery, tackling complex issues people face at various points in the messy arc of their lives. When Oh Boy Records, founded by John Prine in 1981, signed […]
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Cordovas “The Rose Of Aces”

September 1, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0
Cordovas’ fourth album is sunshine-filled, thoughtful, and gritty with touches of golden age ’70s country rock. Cordovas frontman Joe Firstman was born a bit late to soak up the first round of rootsy Southern rock as […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Buck Owens and his Buckaroos “I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail”

July 12, 2023 Kimberly Bright 2
It’s difficult to find a classic album representative of the quintessential Bakersfield sound without delving into the early records of Buck Owens and his Buckaroos. ‘I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail,’ Owens’ breakthrough 1965 album, […]

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

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The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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