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Sarah McQuaid announces UK dates for the autumn

August 16, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid has announced a 23-show autumn UK tour for November plus a high-profile hometown show later this month in West Cornwall, England, where she’s lived since 2007.  World-renowned for its dramatic cliffside setting, Cornwall’s […]

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Video Premiere: Hannah Connolly “Bags are Packed”

August 16, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Hannah Connolly is a singer-songwriter originally from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, now living in Los Angeles, California. Her debut album ‘From Where You Are’  which drew heavily from the loss of Connolly’s younger brother Cullen who was […]

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William Prince announces UK dates for November

August 14, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Following his well-received performance at Cambridge Folk Festival at the end of July, rising Americana star William Prince has announced UK and Ireland dates for November, kicking off in London’s Bush Hall on 14th before winding […]

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Video Premiere: Birds of Play “Breathe”

August 14, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Birds of Play is an Americana Roots quartet based in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado. Their distinct sound is rooted and inspired by their connection to the land in which they reside. The band […]

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Something for the weekend: The Band “The Weight”

August 11, 2023 Mark Whitfield 6

Well that’s it for another week dear reader.  Broadly speaking, everyone who enjoys Americana as a genre has their own story about how The Band came into their world – for me, it was taking a […]

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Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 2

If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Florry “Pretty Eyes Lorraine” – there’s been some misunderstandings

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Florry is a band bred in the crackling warmth of the Philadelphia DIY scene and forged with the alloys of community action, queer liberation and bedroom poetry.  Bandleader Francie Medosch and her absolute unit of collaborators […]

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Live Review: Otis Gibbs, The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham – 2nd June 2024

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The Chapel sits above The Angel Brewery, a character pub set within a 17th century building that was originally two separate humble town houses. The earliest document showing that the site had become a drinking house […]

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Video Premiere: Andrea & Mud “Welcome to Blue Skies”

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Here’s the video premiere of the latest single from Andrea Colburn and Kyle ‘Mud’ Moseley, also known as songwriting and performing partnership Andrea & Mud.  With a flavour of spaghetti western, ‘Welcome to Blue Skies’ is a […]

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