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Track premiere: Pale Mara “Not Like I Used To”

September 25, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Pale Mara have a new album out in December and preceding that, a lovely new track from it, the couple describing themselves as “blending the beauty of musical tradition with a restless and adventurous spirit”. The […]
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Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters “Love Me Like You Did” – Listen

September 24, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Southern Indiana alt-country/Americana outfit Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters have announced the October 26th release of their latest LP ‘All Damn Day’ and have released the lead single ‘Love Me Like You Did’ which Wide Open […]
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Ethan Johns announces more UK dates with his canine friends

September 21, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
So the weekend arrives dear readers and we’re in the eye of the storm it seems. An old lady in a rocking chair has just flown past the window. As the Labour Party conference hits us […]
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John Murry “What Jail is Like” – Listen

September 21, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
John Murry has today released a new single from his recent album ‘A Short History of Decay’ which we cheerfully reviewed last year (“The resurrection of John Murry but it’s only a breather as we’re all […]
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Rhett Miller is back with new album “The Messenger” – Listen

September 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
And there’s also a Christmas album from his “old” band too – yes, it’s that time of year again you’ll be delighted to know. RS Country reports: “Old 97’s leader Rhett Miller is at his most messed up […]

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“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

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Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

Album Reviews
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Book Review: Bobbo Byrnes “Too Many Miles”

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Lyal Strickland “Shooter Of Truth”

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News

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0
Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]
Features

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 0
Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]
Album Reviews

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1
Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]

  • 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”
  • More People Really Should Know About: Seamus Fogarty
  • Rita Bliss “One More Winter”
  • Father John Misty “The X-panded Universe” – surely not the MCU
  • Video: Good Wild Gods “Delancey & Me” – absorbing harmony and melodic depths
  • For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”
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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, […]
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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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The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Jonathan Smith

December 18, 2025 10
I’ve always enjoyed lists in magazines, and for me they serve three purposes. One, they may introduce me to some new song or artist I’ve not been aware of; two, they may make me go back […]
Album Reviews

Sean McLaughlin and The Wind Up Crows “Goodnight, Lad”

May 20, 2024 0
Impressive debut from Shetlander with serious songwriting chops. Opening with a traditional sounding folk instrumental, the brief but endearing ‘Unburnt Viola’, the casual listener could be wrong-footed and move on thinking this is genre bound to […]
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John Murry announces UK dates, new album

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John Murry was raised in Tupelo, Mississippi and had a bit of a hairy time in life as a younger man but his journey led him to his last album “The Graceless Age” which was praised […]

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