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Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: 10CC “The Sacro Illiac”

February 22, 2019 Paul Villers 0
Our eagle-eyed reader (we’ve established that there is one of you) will remember that last week we were somewhat nervous at being summoned unto the company of The Big Boss Editor. Fear not gentle reader – […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: The Delmore Brothers “Browns Ferry Blues”

February 15, 2019 Paul Villers 0
This week sees your humble correspondent and his encumbrance being treated to an outing in the wilds of the People’s Republic of Liverpudlia. The Editor, in a highly unusual display of largesse and munificence, has insisted […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: The Gourds “Everybody’s Missing The Sun”

February 8, 2019 Paul Villers 1
Down here in The Bunker at Americana UK Towers we have five lever locks and ten bolts on the door. Mostly this is to keep out the hoi polio – fans who want to snog us […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Merle Haggard “Oil Tanker Train”

February 1, 2019 Paul Villers 0
This week news reached us in The Bunker that The World and His Wife (by which we of course mean The World and His/Her Significant Other) had decided that what is happening in Venezuela is their […]
Features

What is this Americana thing anyway…?

January 30, 2019 Paul Villers 0
This month long-serving staff writer Paul Kerr gives us the lowdown on his introduction to Americana: Jim Reeves was the country crooner of choice in my household as I was growing up and it wasn’t until […]

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The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

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artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

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Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

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News

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0
Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]
artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"
Album Reviews

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0
The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0
Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Van Plating “New York” – it’s her kind of town

November 10, 2021 0
What’s a girl to do when she’s majored in violin and voice at Florida Southern College and spent several years in a band named for Fitzwilliam Darcy’s pad?  Especially when said band, Pemberley, breaks up.  Go […]
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The Felice Brothers have a new album in September

June 10, 2021 0
‘From Dreams To Dust‘ arrives September 17 via Yep Roc, and sees the continuation of the new lineup of The Felice Brothers that debuted with ‘Undress’, consisting of Ian Felice, who shares songwriting and vocal duties […]
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Album Reviews

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson “Mother Love”

July 12, 2022 0
Fascinating debut album of duets from stellar Canadian duo iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson. The collaboration between JUNO award-winning Indigenous Canadian musicians, visual artists, and songwriters iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (Cree Métis and Dene) and Tom […]

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