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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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James Yorkston teams up with Swedish stars for “Songs For Nina and Johanna”

June 11, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Scottish singer-songwriter James Yorkston has announced his latest album, “Songs for Nina and Johanna”, will be released via Domino on 22nd August 2025. The album is his sixteenth on Domino and his third to be recorded […]
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Sunny Sweeney makes the summer sunnier with release of “Rhinestone Requiem”

June 9, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Sunny Sweeney, the irrepressible country artist and host of SiriusXM’s Sunny Side Up (Willie’s Roadhouse) and Sunny Side of Life (Outlaw Country), is set to release her new album, “Rhinestone Requiem”, on 1st August 2025 via […]
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Ron Sexsmith wakes up to new record “Hangover Terrace”

June 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has announced the release of his latest album, “Hangover Terrace”, which will be available on 29th August 2025 on all digital platforms, limited edition turquoise vinyl and a limited-edition CD in a cardboard […]
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Our Man in the Field reimagine their debut “The Company of Strangers”

June 5, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Ahead of a summer that includes a set on the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury and a support slot for Neil Young at British Summer Time in London’s Hyde Park, Our Man in the Field are reissuing […]
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Impossible dream realised: Patty Griffin returns with new album in July

June 5, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Patty Griffin is an artist who requires no introduction in these pages.  The GRAMMY award-winning songwriter and performer has announced her new full-length opus, “Crown Of Roses”.  It is  her 11th studio album and first in […]

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Convinced Friend “On Fire” – get the extinguishers

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Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary”

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

Interviews
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Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November

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Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”

Album Reviews
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Tracks

Convinced Friend “On Fire” – get the extinguishers

July 17, 2026 0
You may be wondering what a Convinced Friend is – and it’s a good question that Austin Wilson made some sense of on the debut self-titled album by the band he fronts: here were a set […]
Videos

Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary”

July 17, 2026 0
Compelling with just his guitar and low, understated storytelling voice, Stephen Wilson Jr. delivered a fine solo version of his single Gary at CMA Fest recently. The recording featured on the ABC primetime special ‘CMA Fest […]
Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

  • Convinced Friend “On Fire” – get the extinguishers
  • Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary”
  • Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for
  • Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November
  • Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”
  • There’s a new album on a new label on the way from Jess Williamson
  • Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”
  • Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”
  • The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step
  • Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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Steve Earle answers a lot of stuff in his latest interview with Rolling Stone, which can be found here, explaining his seven marriages (sort of), how he’s luckier than Justin Townes Earle in that he got to […]
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Tracy McNeil and Dan Parsons serve up some delicious fare on their debut album as a duo. So here is a duo that could start to make waves in the Americana space, with a delightful, breezy […]
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Belaver “Here It Comes” – Listen

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The latest song from Belaver (B.E. Godfrey) is without a doubt a song about climate change and the impact of “acid rain burning our broken brains” but it also feels incredibly topical with opening lines that […]

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