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John Prine and Margo Price fight Alabama abortion ban

May 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Recent events in Alabama would have Margaret Atwood spinning in her grave if she was dead. Still, good to have resistance from the americana community. RS reports: “John Prine and Margo Price have joined the chorus of voices coming […]
Videos

Video: Purple Mountains “All My Happiness is Gone”

May 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
It’s been 10 years now since the Silver Jews left us, but praise the Lord, David Berman is back, this time in the guise of Purple Mountains, and he’s lost none of his lyrical wonder in […]
Tracks

Bruce Springsteen “There Goes My Miracle” – Listen

May 17, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
We leave you this weekend dear readers with a new track out today from the forthcoming Springsteen album ‘Western Stars’ which will be out via Columbia Records on 14th June. As we’ve previously noted, the 13 […]
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Steve Forbert plays 2 UK dates in June

May 15, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
Some of us are Steve Forbert fans round these parts – we recently ran one of our AmericanA to Zs on him and awarded his most recent record an 8 out of 10 of which we […]
News

2019 Americana Honor and Awards Nominees are announced

May 15, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
So this happened last night although they didn’t send us a press release so we’re reporting this via Rolling Stone. We do by the way love the Milk Carton Kids – don’t forget to catch them […]

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Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026

Live Reviews
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Cover art for Sally Jaye album "You'll Be Okay, Baby"

Sally Jaye “You’ll Be Okay, Baby”

Album Reviews
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Kelly Hunt “Requiem for a Sleepless Night”

Album Reviews
October 7, 2026 0

Béla Fleck “Tennessee” – with Billy Strings (and a lot of others)

Tracks
October 7, 2026 0

Video: The War On Drugs “Who’s That” – love outside of control

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Live Reviews

Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026

October 7, 2026 0
During the evening, Lou Dalgleish described some of the songs they were playing as “hard on the heart,” and they were, but there were also uplifting moments that proved the redemptive powers of music. Having lost […]
Cover art for Sally Jaye album "You'll Be Okay, Baby"
Album Reviews

Sally Jaye “You’ll Be Okay, Baby”

October 7, 2026 0
Twenty years after the release of her solo debut, Amarillo, Jaye returns with an album that serves as a timely reminder of her craft as a singer-songwriter. Back in 2006, Sally Jaye released her debut album, […]
Album Reviews

Kelly Hunt “Requiem for a Sleepless Night”

October 7, 2026 0
A melodic suite of timeless and personal songs from an artist who creates a pastoral mood. This is the third album release by Kelly Hunt, and her first two records garnered significant praise from the likes […]

  • Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026
  • Sally Jaye “You’ll Be Okay, Baby”
  • Kelly Hunt “Requiem for a Sleepless Night”
  • Béla Fleck “Tennessee” – with Billy Strings (and a lot of others)
  • Video: The War On Drugs “Who’s That” – love outside of control
  • New release from Neal Casal archives due in November
  • “A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson
  • Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”
  • Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”
  • Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”
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  • Rick Bayles: Wonderful to read all these comments. A lovely guy, much missed.
  • Bobbo Byrnes: Wow. Thank you Andy. You clearly have some songs in you.

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Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

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, […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Album Reviews

Wanderingted “I Could Be You” (Independent, 2018)

March 6, 2019 0
Wanderingted is both the alias of the singer-songwriter Ted Schmitz and the clue to what he sounds like. His debut album ‘I Could Be You’ is a folk-rock journey to a new place somewhere between Saint […]
Album Reviews

Folk Roundup – Anna McLuckie, Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell, Emily Portman, Gareth Davies-Jones, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Alkdridge & Sid Goldsmith, Old Spot, Songs of the Folk

May 7, 2026 0
With springtime now upon us, it is time to delve into some of the recent folk and roots music embracing these warmer, albeit not always drier, times. A plethora of new releases landed in the inbox […]
Videos

Video Premiere: David Picco “Waitin’ for the Summertime”

February 23, 2021 0
Just ahead of his new album, ‘Live It Down’, we’re pleased to premiere David Picco’s new video for ‘Waitin’ for the Summertime’.  It’s the second single from the album, which is Picco’s sixth full-length release.  The […]

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