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Sufjan Stevens and Patti Smith Band perform Star Spangled Banner

March 21, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
News from Pitchfork this morning: “Last night, Sufjan Stevens performed at Tibet House’s 30th annual benefit concert, which doubled as a celebration of Philip Glass’s 80th birthday. He joined the Patti Smith Band to perform his version of “The Star-Spangled […]
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Hear track from new Dylan album – Listen

March 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Which never ceases to be an exciting thing! Paste report: “Bob Dylan  has just released “Stardust,” the third track from his forthcoming triple album Triplicate, a continuation of his grizzled take on popular jazz standards. The […]
News

Wilco post their gear for sale to general public

March 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And that means you if you have a spare few grand lying around (or why not treat yourself to a used pass for the more modest devotee). Pitchfork report: “In the past, Wilco have used the online […]
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Willie Nelson jams with the Avett Bros at birthday bash – Watch

March 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Not his own mind you – who wants to work on their own birthday? Rolling Stone reports: “Asleep at the Wheel bandleader Ray Benson’s annual birthday bash kept the special surprise guests coming until late in […]
Features

“Why Americana is one of the most deceptive labels in music”

March 16, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
A great little article from the Guidelive.com site which was published a couple of weeks ago and we’ve just come across, which discusses the difficulty of defining the genre. Believe me, we’ve had some heated discussions […]

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Star studded Felice Brothers tribute album to arrive in October

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Buddy Miller returns with star-studded first album in 15 years

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Evan Honer “If You Wanna Know” – I’d wait for you

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Video: Mason Jennings “If” – the power of hope and love in the human heart

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Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

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Star studded Felice Brothers tribute album to arrive in October

July 23, 2026 0
As the band themselves announce 2027 UK dates. The Felice Brothers are to be celebrated in the album Felice County Fair, a tribute album exploring and reimagining the band’s back catalogue, which will be released Oct 16th […]
News

Buddy Miller returns with star-studded first album in 15 years

July 23, 2026 0
Listen to the first song from it “Don’t Look Back” below. Americana legend Buddy Miller has announced his return with a new self-titled album in 15 years which will be released on 11th September 2026. Described […]
Tracks

Evan Honer “If You Wanna Know” – I’d wait for you

July 23, 2026 0
Evan Honer is a busy person: and 2026 has already been an exceptionally prolific year for Honer. Forging ahead on his It’s An Even Longer Road tour, he has sold out countless shows, headlined festivals, joined […]

  • Star studded Felice Brothers tribute album to arrive in October
  • Buddy Miller returns with star-studded first album in 15 years
  • Evan Honer “If You Wanna Know” – I’d wait for you
  • Video: Mason Jennings “If” – the power of hope and love in the human heart
  • Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!
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  • Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart”
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Interviews

Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0
Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 4
Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]
Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

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the innocence mission “Midwinter Swimmers”

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Refined, thoughtful, fragile and beautiful indie folk album. The innocence mission came together in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1986. The group’s current members are Karen Peris, her husband Don Peris, and Mike Bitts, who have reconvened after […]
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Michael McGovern “Thin White Road”

November 14, 2025 0
Second album from literary folk artist looks beyond the boundaries of the genre with startling results. Michael McGovern returns with his second album, following on from “Highfield Suite”, a near-solo effort recorded in lockdown, “Nebraska”– style […]
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Gillian Nicola “Dried Flowers” (Independent, 2019)

June 18, 2019 0
Gillian Nicola is a fledgling recording artist though apparently performing since she was 13. ‘Dried Flowers’ is her first full-length album though there have been two previous E.Ps, ‘No Place to Call’ from 2016 and ‘Chasing […]

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