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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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Jason Isbell announces short run of EU/UK solo dates

November 27, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

You get the feeling that as he stepped off the stage at the Eventim Apollo (better known to music lovers as the Hammersmith Odeon) on 25th November, Jason Isbell signed off on the press release for […]

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Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, and Karine Polwart announce album, UK tour

November 25, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The power of three. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, and Karine Polwart have announced the release of their new album “Looking For The Thread” via Thirty Tigers on 24th January 2025, an exciting debut collaboration from […]

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The Third Mind to release live album “Live Mind”

November 22, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Third Mind are all set to release their first live album via Yep Roc Records on 14th February 2025. This genuine supergroup issued their first self-titled album in 2020 a matter of days before the […]

Book Reviews

Book Review: David Browne “Talkin’ Greenwich Village”

November 20, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

David Browne is a journalist and author.  He has written for Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Spin and the New York Times among others.  His books have largely focused on music telling the tales of Tim and […]

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Sunny War presents as “Armageddon In A Summer Dress”

November 20, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

After the triumph of 2023’s “Anarchist Gospel”, americana-punk artist Sunny War returns with “Armageddon In A Summer Dress” on 21st February 2025, via New West Records. Its predecessor proved something of a breakthrough for Sunny War […]

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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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Nathan Bell was voted Male Performer of The Year in our 2017 annual readers’ poll and came runner-up in the same category at the end of last year, so it’s fair to say he has a […]

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Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Going to the River with Dad”

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Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the forthcoming album from the great Paul Kelly – For his latest album “Fever Longing Still” which […]

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