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Ferris & Sylvester: “Save Yourself” – Listen

April 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
‘Save Yourself’ is the debut single from Ferris & Sylvester (Ferris is no relation to Tweety Pie), and it’s a bittersweet love song, with some haunting harmonies and delicate guitars, recorded in Youth’s Space Mountain Studios […]
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Sam Outlaw announces UK dates for July

April 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Sam Outlaw, who released his sophomore album “Tenderheart” on Friday last week (it was a good Friday for him) has announced some UK dates for July where you can sample his wares in person.  The reviews […]
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Terry Allen “Stroll” – Listen

April 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
This is by way of Stereogum this morning who report that “Country singer Terry Allen is the latest artist to contribute a song to the anti-Trump Our First 100 Days project. He’s offered up a new […]
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Dylan documentary to be shown on 1965 tour stops

April 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And if you were a massive fan you could do all the dates and watch the film 7 times. If you really loved Bob you would. Uncut reports: “Dates have been announced for a UK tour celebrating […]
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Justin Townes Earle “Faded Valentine” – Listen

April 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Rolling Stone have posted another track from Justin Townes Earle’s forthcoming album “Kids in the Street” which they describe as “a pedal-to-the-metal Memphis boogie… a return to form – with a twist. “Faded Valentine” conjures up […]

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Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]
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Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

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To celebrate the release of his new album Alamo, which will be released on 13th November 2026 on Thirty Tigers, Jake Bugg has announced he will celebrate the release with a run of November in-store dates. […]
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Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

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In another part of the AUK jungle, I’ve been reading Chris Hillman’s autobiography, Time Between: My Life as a Byrd, Burrito Brother and Beyond, for an upcoming Paperback Riders article. And it gave me reason to […]

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

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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 […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

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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”

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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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Video Premiere: Graham Brown Band “Haunted”

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Here’s the atmospheric new single from Vancouver’s Graham Brown Band.  Featuring a driving rhythm and strong bass line, the song pulls you in and then keeps your attention thanks to an engaging, ranging vocal melody.  A […]
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To quote the title of the lead single from her most recent album, Kelley Mickwee is a “Force of Nature” on the Texas music scene. A resident of Austin, she’s been making music in various groups for […]

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