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Preview: Ernest Aines arrives next week for first UK tour

January 17, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Melbourne’s award-winning singer-songwriter, Ernest Aines, known for his intricate finger-style guitar and dreamy vocals, is set to embark on his first-ever UK tour in January and February 2024. Fresh from the successful launch of his debut […]
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The Pernice Brothes announce new album “Who Will You Believe”

January 16, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1
First new music in 5 years – Listen to the title track below. The Pernice Brothers have announced a new album “Who Will You Believe” which lands on April 5th via New West Records, and along […]
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Alejandro Escovedo announces new re-recorded retrospective

January 15, 2024 Mark Whitfield 4
The always evolving Alejandro Escovedo has announced a new album “Echo Dancing”, described as a “career-spanning collection that’s less a look back than a bold new turn for this sonic adventurer and singular creative mind.” It […]
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Something for the weekend: Waxahatchee “Right Back to It” (feat. MJ Lenderman)

January 12, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it for us for another week dear reader. If you are heading up or down to London again tomorrow for the latest Palestine demo, rallied by the amazing strength of South Africa this week, […]
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The Secret Sisters announce new album “Mind, Man, Medicine”

January 11, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Grammy-nominated duo The Secret Sisters, made up of siblings Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle, will release their new album, “Mind, Man, Medicine” on March 29th 2024 via New West Records, and they have shared the first […]

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The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022

Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Features

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

April 9, 2026 0
Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
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Album Reviews

Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

April 9, 2026 2
Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Josh McGovern “The Devil Below Me” – Listen

August 3, 2017 0
Brooding Brighton singer/songwriter Josh McGovern has released his new single ‘The Devil Below Me’. The song opens with McGovern’s deep tones give way to heavy, daydreaming Americana, intertwined with folk sensibilities and rich blues notes. Regarding the […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Wilco “Sky Blue Sky”

May 18, 2022 2
From the opening delicate notes of ‘Either Way‘ to the closing chords of ‘On and On and On’, “Sky Blue Sky” signalled Wilco’s intent to develop into an even more interesting and arresting band than the alt […]
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Video: Fleet Foxes “Can I Believe You”

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Fleet Foxes have got a new album out ‘Shore’ which has been receiving some rather nice reviews and they’ve shared a new music video for a track from the record, ‘Can I Believe You.’ The visuals […]

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