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Lucinda, Steve, Dwight – it’s the LSD tour!

March 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Have a good weekend dear readers whatever you get up to (my weekend is set). News from RS Country today of a tour that’d be worth remortgaging your house to go and see (since there are […]
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Stream the new Neil Young album “Paradox”

March 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Which was also the name of a Liverpool nightclub from the 90s (Paradox that is, not Neil Young – although what a great name for a nightclub).  Stereogum are reporting this morning that hot on the […]
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John Mellencamp speaks plainly in May on new DVD/CD

March 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Songwriter, storyteller, musician, actor, artist, social activist and fishmonger John Mellencamp has announced the release of ‘Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre’  which comes out on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, and digital formats on May 11th. “Try to […]
Tracks

Trampled by Turtles “The Middle” – Listen

March 22, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
The creative bluegrass band named after what would probably be quite a traumatic experience reunited in a Minnesota cabin only a few months back but they’ve already laid down enough tracks for a new studio album […]
Tracks

Hiss Golden Messenger “Passing Clouds” – Listen

March 21, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Hiss Golden Messenger have teamed up with indie label Spacebomb Records for new track ‘Passing Clouds’  and they’re donating all proceeds to Everytown For Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization working to end gun violence. The track will […]

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This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

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Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

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Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

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Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”

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First Aid Kit & the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, live at the Royal Albert Hall, London - 30th September 2026

Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026

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Album Reviews

This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

October 5, 2026 0
Deeply human songs with indie sensibilities and shades of bluegrass. This is Lorelei is the moniker used by singer-songwriter Nate Amos. He’s also in the experimental, indie pop band Water from Your Eyes, where he plays […]
Anniversary Cheers

Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

October 5, 2026 0
Warner Music UK/Rhino release a 35th-Anniversary version of the classic sophomore album from the Levellers. Originally released in 1991 with that iconic opening “There’s only one way of life / And that’s your own”, the Levellers […]
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Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments

October 5, 2026 0
Dom Flemons, the GRAMMY Award-winning musician and music scholar, will release his new album Making American Music: The Smithsonian Sessions on 22nd January 2027 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Recorded in the Nicholas and Eugenia Taubman Hall […]

  • This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”
  • Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years
  • Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments
  • Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”
  • Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026
  • Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could
  • Video: Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds “All I Ever Wanted”
  • Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson
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  • John Jenkins: Another Excellent show - love Mary Gaulthier. Wish i could write a song with her myself - Best wishes John

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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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Classic Americana Albums: Billy Bragg and Wilco “Mermaid Avenue”

January 4, 2023 2
Prior to the release of ‘Mermaid Avenue’ in 1998, for many people, the name of Woody Guthrie invoked images of a free-spirited, freight train hopping, American troubadour armed only with an acoustic guitar, who wrote political […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Tim Grimm “Broken Truth”

April 10, 2024 2
As the US Presidential election approaches, Tim Grimm offers his view on one of the candidates – a certain former-President.  ‘Broken Truth’ applies Grimm’s thoughtful approach to songwriting and his insightful lyricism to the themes of […]
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Curse of Lono announce new album, UK dates

July 5, 2019 0
We leave you this weekend dear reader with news of London americana maestros Curse of Lono who describe their sound as “Cinematic Southern Gothic Alt Rock” and have a new single out which you can peruse […]

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