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  • [ September 28, 2026 ] Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou Album Reviews
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About Martin Johnson
I've been a music obsessive for more years than I care to admit to. Part of my enjoyment from music comes from discovering new sounds and artists while continuing to explore the roots of American 20th century music that has impacted the whole of world culture.
Interviews

Interview: Deanie Richardson and Gena Britt of Sister Sadie on “No Fear”

March 19, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
Riding the bluegrass wave with their best album of an 11 year career. The all girl bluegrass band Sister Sadie has won various IBMA awards and received a Grammy nomination for their music and has recently […]
Album Reviews

The Hello Darlins “The Alders & The Ashes”

March 13, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
An americana gumbo performed by a band of musical experts. The Hello Darlins are a Canadian musical collective formed during the pandemic by singer Candace Lacina and keyboardist Mike Little, both of whom had extensive experience […]
Interviews

Interview: Lizzie No on “Halfsies”

March 12, 2024 Martin Johnson 2
Looking into your own history to understand pain without a reference. Lizzie No brings a new take to country and folk music that reflects her view of where American society should be. Not only is she […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Dan Stuart on Green on Red, Marlowe Billings and life

March 11, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
From rock and roll songwriter to literary writer. While they may never have got their record company’s cash registers ringing, Green on Red in the ‘80s helped in their own ramshackle way lay the foundation for […]
Interviews

Interview: Gaby Moreno on “Dusk” and Van Dyke Parks

March 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 2
It is time for americana to welcome more latin influence. Guatemalan artist and Los Angeles resident Gaby Moreno is on a mission to bring more of a latin influence to americana, building on the pioneering work […]

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Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Album Reviews
September 28, 2026 0
artwork for Jack Browning album "Painted Skies"

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

Album Reviews
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James McMurtry- photo credit: Mary Bruton Keating

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

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September 28, 2026 0

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic

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September 28, 2026 0

Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness

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Album Reviews

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

September 28, 2026 0
This time, Bluegrass Briefs features music from around the world and all across the Bluegrass tradition, from the rough and rowdy Scottish ways of Sociograss to the almost classical music of Triple Fiddle from Minnesota and […]
artwork for Jack Browning album "Painted Skies"
Album Reviews

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

September 28, 2026 0
London-born singer-songwriter draws on wide Western canvas to create solid sophomore release. Jack Browning’s debut album, Red Eye Radio (2023), may have flown under the AUK radar, but Keith Hargreaves recently clocked the imminent release of […]
James McMurtry- photo credit: Mary Bruton Keating
Previews

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

September 28, 2026 0
The 20th annual Glasgow Americana festival will take place at various places around the city between 30th September and 4th October  with a mixture of some familiar and new faces. There will be over 50 musicians […]

  • Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou
  • Jack Browning “Painted Skies”
  • Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October
  • Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic
  • Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness
  • Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”
  • Bob Dylan to unleash a 39 CD set of The Rolling Thunder Revue in November – start saving!
  • There are only 50 tickets left for Americana 25 – join us in Liverpool in November!
  • Beck “Ride Lonesome”
  • Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026
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  • Jed Cairns: A career high point I reckon. Fabulous album.
  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. I know, time, as tide waits for no man, lol. Can I suggest you focus on the first…
  • Angus MacSwan: "Ride Lonesome" is also a good Western starring Randolph Scott and directed by Budd Boetticher. Any connection, I wonder?

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Apologies for completely missing this last week – Josh Ritter played one of NPR’s magical little Tiny Desk concerts last week, as they described it “with the enthusiasm of a young child and the wisdom of […]
Videos

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José McGill & The Vagaband “White Noise”

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A showcase for their TV appearance that will certainly win new fans for their music. This EP is released on the back of recording the soundtrack for, and appear in, the TV awareness campaign for the […]

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