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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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Paul Brady to release box set “The Archive”

January 30, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Release to launch with Ireland and London dates. After many years of trying to figure out what to do with his vast archive, Paul Brady finally dusted off the crates and personally assembled a selection from […]

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Sorrel Nation announces dates for her (hopefully not) Lost En Route vinyl tour

January 29, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2

Singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation mixes folk-rock and country with a slice of soul. In 2024, she put out multiple new releases including a single featuring Steve Balsamo in May, the live EP “Thirty Summers” in July and […]

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Max McNown “Night Diving”

January 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Max McNown’s second album builds strongly on foundations of debut. Max McNown is a singer-songwriter, originally from the Pacific Northwest but now based in Nashville after spending the early part of his career in Southern California.  […]

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Grey DeLisle announces “The Grey Album” and UK dates

January 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Prolific voice actress and singer-songwriter Grey DeLisle has scheduled the release of her latest record “The Grey Album” on 4th April 2025 via Hummin’bird Records. DeLisle endured a long songwriting dry spell while concentrating on her […]

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A valentine from The Lumineers with “Automatic”

January 10, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

The Lumineers have announced the release of their highly anticipated new album, “Automatic”, available via Dualtone on Friday, 14th February 2025. It’s the band’s fifth studio album and their first new collection in more than three […]

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Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

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Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

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Interview: Elles Bailey on collaboration, her voice, and not taking her story away

February 3, 2026 0

When one says award-winning artist about a singer, Elles Bailey would certainly fall into this category, having been named to an impressive list, including: UK Americana Live Act of the Year, UK Blues Artist of the […]

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‘Going Down To Georgia On A Hog’ is a superb title for an excellent album of old-school country blues played and sung by Jeffrey Scott, a master of the genre. Jeffrey Scott’s latest album ‘Going Down […]

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Essentials: The Top Ten Americana Songs of 2014

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In 2024 there have been several 10, 20, 25, 30 even 50th anniversary albums reissued, remastered, revamped, remixed, revitalized, reconstituted, redeemed, re-recorded and finally released. It has renewed our faith in the music industry’s capacity to […]

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The Twang Factor 3 presents: Lucy Grubb

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Our second artist on Twang Factor 3 is Lucy Grubb, a singer-songwriter from Norfolk. She has already released three well received EP’s all of which are available in digital or CD format from Lucy’s Bandcamp page. […]

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