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News

Bobbie Gentry 8 disc box set gets release date

August 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
UMC has announced the release on September 21st of the first major retrospective of  Bobbie Genty, an artist who not only knocked Sgt Pepper off the top of the US Album charts but who was also one […]
Previews

Robby Hecht & Caroline Spence hits the UK for tour next week

August 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
We leave you this weekend (or welcome the new week in if you’re reading this on Monday) dear readers with news of Robby Hecht & Caroline Spence who hit the UK for dates next week. The […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Aretha Franklin “Chain of Fools”

August 17, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
News of the death of the “Queen of Soul” felt like a hammer blow yesterday given the state the US is in right now, and though Franklin claimed that she wasn’t a political singer, many of her […]
News

Noah and the Whale’s Matt Owens to release solo album – November

August 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Matt Owens, founder member of the lovely Noah and the Whale, will be releasing his first solo album late November. Currently being recorded at Airtight Studios in Manchester, the album is being produced by Nigel Stonier […]
News

Paul Kelly returns with new album “Nature” – watch the first video

August 10, 2018 Mark Whitfield 2
Leaving you this weekend dear readers with news on an Aussie icon who doesn’t get half the recognition he deserves in Americana circles – he supported Dylan on one of his tours over there so he’s […]

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Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

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Babehoven

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

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Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

Album Reviews
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More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

Features
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Ismay “Half Truth”

Album Reviews
July 14, 2026 0
News

Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0
Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]
Babehoven
News

Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0
Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]
Album Reviews

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0
Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

  • Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour
  • Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn
  • Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”
  • More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder
  • Ismay “Half Truth”
  • Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm
  • Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
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Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Videos

Video Premiere: Steve Dawson “Oh, California”

May 14, 2024 0
Check out this gorgeous new single from Chicago-based singer-songwriter Steve Dawson.  The dreamy ‘Oh, California’ is all about Dawson’s connection with his past and the place where he was raised.  We may not all be from […]
The Nude Party
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 85

February 16, 2023 0
Ouch. Leading a fairly active school life tends to keep the physical ailments at bay although exposure to 1,000 snotty kids also has an impact usually early September. Swimming a kilometre a day before school also […]
WITATA

“What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?” – Jonathan Aird

May 29, 2020 1
Our popular feature in which the your humble writers spill the beans on their influences, musical roots and record buying habits is back. This week Deputy Editor and man who is averse to foppish hair and […]

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