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Amazon Music releases festive americana leaning playlist

November 22, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Like peanut butter and jelly, they were always destined to come together.  RS Country festively reports: “Trampled by Turtles might be getting ready to press pause while frontman Dave Simonett focuses on his solo project, Dead […]
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Sarah Jarosz announces UK dates for 2017

November 22, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Following a sold-out show at London’s Union Chapel last week, the first in a run of UK dates in support of her acclaimed Sugarhill Records release Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz has announced new UK and Ireland tour […]
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Felice Brothers to release 7 inch Christmas single – plus UK dates

November 18, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
The Felice Brothers will release a limited edition 7-inch vinyl recording of “Country Ham” on 9th December  via Yep Roc Records. The holiday-themed single features a live version of  “Murder By Mistletoe” – recorded for Rolling […]
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New Johnny Cash book released compiles his poems

November 16, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
News from Pitchfork on one for your Christmas stockings! They report: “A new Johnny Cash book, Forever Words: The Unknown Poems gathers 41 never-before-published poems by the singer-songwriter that were found after he passed away in […]
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Jason Isbell performs four-song set on ‘Prairie Home Companion’

November 16, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0
Some great clips here if you click through.  Rolling Stone Country reports: “Over the weekend, Jason Isbell became the latest Americana heavyweight to appear on the newly reincarnated Prairie Home Companion, now hosted by roots musician […]

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

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Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

Live Reviews
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Cover of "Concerns of Wasp and Willow" by The Corner Laughers

The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

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Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour

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Jason Isbell live February 14th, 2014
Features

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

April 1, 2026 1
Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]
Album Reviews

Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0
Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]
Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support live cover
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

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  • Maximiano “Rokeby”
  • Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026
  • The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”
  • Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour
  • Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”
  • The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 8th Gretchen Peters “The Matador” (2012)
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Interviews

Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

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Video: Purple Mountains “All My Happiness is Gone”

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It’s been 10 years now since the Silver Jews left us, but praise the Lord, David Berman is back, this time in the guise of Purple Mountains, and he’s lost none of his lyrical wonder in […]
Gretchen Peters
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Gretchen Peters “Five Minutes”

February 8, 2024 2
It’s not often you remember where you were when you heard a song for the first time.  In June 2011, I was at the Stables in Wavendon, Milton Keynes, seeing Wine, Women & Song (Gretchen Peters, […]
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Lucinda Williams discusses Steve Earle and more on podcast

February 21, 2017 0
We can’t embed this sorry but the audio is just a click away here if you’ve got a spare hour and 21 minutes. Rolling Stone Country reports: “Chris Shiflett spent Valentine’s Day in the company of […]

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