Martin Fisher

Tyler Ramsey + Alexander Carson, Bush Hall, London, 30th October 2019

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Slightly bedraggled in appearance, holes and scuffs in the plaid shirt, Tyler Ramsey takes to the stage with minimal fuss. Seats himself, taking a while to tune his acoustic before intricately picking harmonics for the instrumental […]

Robert Vincent + The Curse Of Lono + Foreign Affairs, Under The Apple Tree Sessions, Bush Hall, London, 26th October 2019

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The hosts for this particular night of what was Country Music Week at Bush Hall were none other than Bob Harris’s Under The Apple Tree, the digital platform for Harris, his son Miles and various family […]

Ryan Bingham + Joana Serrat, The Garage, Islington, 21st June 2019

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Having previously stirred the European waters with a handful of intimate spring acoustic appearances, tonight’s Ryan Bingham show was to be the full powered, full band, showcase of his new ‘American Love Song’ LP. Backed by […]

The Lemonheads, Engine Rooms, Southampton, 17th February 2019

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Promptly onstage mere seconds prior to 9pm and offstage by 10 and playing a career spanning setlist of 25 plus songs in between, Evan Dando set quite a pace tonight. Pace and haste, perhaps not two […]

The Magpie Salute + Maker, Portsmouth Pyramids Centre, 10th December 2018

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Comprising of three fifths former Black Crowes’ members and two parts formerly of the Rich Robinson band, it comes as no surprise that The Magpie Salute cut the proverbial mustard with their individual musical chops and […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

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At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

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A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

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Of all the recent musicians we have sadly lost in recent times, the tragic news of the passing of Raul Malo last year was one of the most gut-wrenching for me. He was only 60 years […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

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Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

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Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Album Reviews

Magic Tuber Stringband “Needlefall”

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Improvised Avant-folk with a unique sound and a strong connection to the nature it celebrates. Magic Tuber Stringband, from North Carolina, are Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan. The duo describe their music as “at the forefront […]

Album Reviews

Finbar Furey “Moments In Time”

September 25, 2023 0

A moving and relevant album from a longstanding legend of Irish music. The release of ‘A Moment In Time’ coincides with songwriter and stalwart Irish cultural hero Finbar Furey’s 77th birthday. The once curly-haired, bearded folkie, […]

Book Reviews

Book Review: David C Morton with Charles K Wolfe “DeFord Bailey, A Black Star in Early Country Music”

July 31, 2023 0

Earlier this year I reviewed ‘Western Edge’, the first book published under a new partnership between the University of Illinois Press and The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. A particularly exciting aspect of this […]

Articles by Martin Fisher

Tyler Ramsey + Alexander Carson, Bush Hall, London, 30th October 2019

Robert Vincent + The Curse Of Lono + Foreign Affairs, Under The Apple Tree Sessions, Bush Hall, London, 26th October 2019

Ryan Bingham + Joana Serrat, The Garage, Islington, 21st June 2019

The Lemonheads, Engine Rooms, Southampton, 17th February 2019

The Magpie Salute + Maker, Portsmouth Pyramids Centre, 10th December 2018

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”

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