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London based self-diagnosed music junkie with tastes extending to all points of big tent americana and beyond. Fan of acts and songs rather than genres.
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Will Johnson and members of Magnolia Electric Co. to issue new recordings

June 3, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
In September, Magnolia and Johnson Electric Co. will pay tribute to their work with the late Jason Molina and release a 7” single of ‘Wooden Heart’ b/w ‘Twenty Cycles To The Ground’, as well as perform […]
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New festival Black Deer In The City reveals first round of performers

June 2, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
The first wave of artists and chefs have been announced for the inaugural Black Deer In the City festival, taking place at Tobacco Dock in London on 25th and 26th October 2025 The weekend line–up will […]
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Caroline Spence to release fifth album in late summer 2025

May 30, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Caroline Spence has announced the release of her fifth album, “Heart Go Wild”, on 29th August 2025. Spence is a serial collaborator, having been joined on her songs over the years by artists such […]
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The Weeping Willows return for summer 2025 tour dates

May 29, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
The multi-award-winning americana duo, The Weeping Willows are returning to the UK for their fourth summer tour having appeared at Knutsford Music Festival, Beardy Folk Festival and Maverick Festival in recent years. The Weeping Willows are […]
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Gangstagrass invite UK fans to “find community in our antifascist celebration” in November

May 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
The Brooklyn-based hip-hop-bluegrass band Gangstagrass have announced a return to the UK in November 2025 for what they describe as  “many awesome Gangstagrass parties!” The five-piece band, who have been blazing their particular trail since 2007, […]

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Todd Thibaud was born to be a musician. Genuinely. How many people can have their kindergarten teacher tell them that their beloved child was going to be a musician? He managed to get a guitar at […]
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Roswell Road “Rebel Joy”

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Introspective harmony-drenched folk americana with a message and a heart. Why are some harmonies so pleasing to the human ear? Actually, to the human brain. A physicist might answer that it is due to simple mathematical […]
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Hell in a Handcart – what is it with right wing populism?

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“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”  – George Orwell Another in our occasional series investigating the key questions, conundrums and queries in a maddeningly complex world. This time – what […]

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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

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When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

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Video: Frazey Ford “The Kids Are Having None Of It”

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New Jersey band Violet Whimsey are led by Ann Kim who wrote this song, the band’s new single, with a little help from a seminar.  See, they can work.  As she tells it, it all began […]

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