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Neale Eckstein “Never Too Late”

October 11, 2024 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
With his debut album at a mature age, Neale Eckstein proves its title – it’s never too late if you have something good to say. How many grey-haired singer-songwriters, that are offering their first full release […]
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Rosko Piko “Beautifully Wasted”

October 1, 2024 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
Kent England duo Rosko Piko presents some beautifully crafted Americana on their debut album. You can describe the sound of a certain band/artist in a few words, or some might warrant a more detailed explanation. For […]
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Nick Meltio “Desert Bound”

August 13, 2024 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
On his debut album, Finnish artist Nick Meltio is able to dive deep into the essence of Americana. The fact that Americana has become a world music phenomenon is nothing new, particularly these days when the […]
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Anna Tivel “Living Thing”

June 12, 2024 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
On ‘Living Thing,’ Oregon’s Anna Tivel demonstrates her worthiness of high praise. Sometimes, as soon as a few first notes of an album’s opening track reach your ears you realize that the artist in question is […]
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Gileah Taylor “Slow Parade”

May 20, 2024 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
A slow-evolving delight of an album. It might be a simple thing to say that modern Americana music has more to do with that not-easy-to-define ‘feel’ rather than any specifically defined genre. That ‘feel’ is either […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Cajun Corner – catch ’em while they’re young!

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Kenny Shore “Happiness & Misery”

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Austin singer-songwriter Alex Amen announces debut album for June

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Interviews

Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Ringo Starr “Long Long Road”

April 22, 2026 0
Another valiant effort that proves one of Liverpool’s most famous exports can fit in comfortably in Nashville. If you’re ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, it’s got to be tough to feel like you’re always living in the shadow […]
Cajun Corner

Cajun Corner – catch ’em while they’re young!

April 22, 2026 0
We’re back! It has been some time since we posted a Cajun Corner article, but we’re resolved to be more proactive about bringing you news and updates on Cajun & Zydeco music, because we know there […]

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  • Austin singer-songwriter Alex Amen announces debut album for June
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]

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“You can’t talk about the best songwriters and not include him.” That headline above might seem like a bold statement, but when you realise those words came from none other than the Nobel Prize winner for Literature, […]
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Deer Tick, the mercurial Rhode Island indie outfit, have long been multi-labelled with Rock/Folk/Blues/Country tags but they don’t feel they have the drawl for the latter. Well my Providence friends, this is Americana UK, and you […]

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