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Margo Price wins US music prize

March 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Some more news we’re spectacularly late with – honesty comes before a fall, or whatever the saying is. News from Pitchfork who report: “Margo Price has won the second annual American Music Prize for Best Debut Album. […]
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Hurray for the Riff Raff perform on Conan – Watch

March 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And hurray it hasn’t been blocked for UK viewing!  Stereogum report: “Last week, Alynda Segarra released her sixth studio LP as Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Navigator, an assured, compelling work that runs through how […]
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Dolly Parton former manager Don Warden dies

March 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And so it begins for 2017.  Billboard report: “Don Warden, who worked as Dolly Parton’s manager and played steel guitar as a founding member of the Porter Wagoner Trio, has died. According to a tribute post from […]
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Big Star remembered in new film to premiere at SXSW – Watch

March 14, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
And if you think that’s just the name of a Jayhawks song, here’s a story on a band that will join the dots for you. Billboard reports: “Big Star will get another opportunity to reclaim a […]
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RS Country discusses Jason Isbell’s new album

March 14, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
RS Country have a really interesting piece up about the forthcoming new Jason Isbell album which talks about its politics, the label it’ll be out on and its overall sound:  “New songs. Rock & roll influences. […]

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Conway Savage “Too Dark To See”

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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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Album Reviews

Conway Savage “Too Dark To See”

July 23, 2026 0
Posthumous tribute to impressive solo career of former Bad Seeds member. For Nick Cave’s many devoted followers, this anthology of the solo work of Conway Savage is likely to be a must-have addition to their collection. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]

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  • Buddy Miller returns with star-studded first album in 15 years
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  • 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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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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New Joana Serrat album due next month

August 31, 2017 0
The lovely Joana Serrat (with one ‘n’) has a new record our next month called “Dripping Springs” which would be so much worse an album title with the word “and” in it.  For her fourth album […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi”

October 12, 2018 0
This week we were reminded again by those who know that global warming is going to kill the planet and take us all with it. Then again we were reminded of that last week and the […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: John Milward “Americanaland; Where Country & Western Met Rock ‘n’ Roll”

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If, like many of us, you have struggled to explain your love of Americana music to lesser mortals or, more likely, faced the frequent question, “But what, exactly, is Americana” then you will be relieved to […]

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