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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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Album Reviews

Avery Hill “The One Who Remembers”

November 13, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Avery Hill presents an intimate set of stories showcasing the act of remembering. Portland-based singer-songwriter Avery Hill’s sophomore full-length album, “The One Who Remembers”, arrives nine years after “Dreams & Ghosts: A Family Album” (2015).  Hill […]
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Rain Parade re-take us on their “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip”

November 11, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Rain Parade, possibly the pre-eminent Paisley Underground band,  have announced the release of a deluxe, two-disc edition of their 1983 debut album “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip” via Label 51 Recordings on 13th December 2024, along […]
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Martha Wainwright to reissue debut on vinyl and tour UK & Ireland

November 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
Twenty years ago, Martha Wainwright announced herself to the world with her debut album “Martha Wainwright”. Featuring songs like ‘Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole’, a song about her father, ‘Factory’ and ‘When The Day Is Short’, it […]
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UK Americanafest breakout Colby T Helms announces full UK tour

November 6, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Colby T Helms has announced that he will head to the UK in early February 2025 for his eagerly anticipated ‘Tales From Virginia’ tour, presented by JOY Concerts and Holler Live. It represents a welcome return […]
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The Devil Makes Three to release first album in seven years

November 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The Devil Makes Three has announced their return with the release of new album “Spirits” on 28th February 2025 via New West Records. The 13-song set was produced by Ted Hutt (Dropkick Murphys, Old Crow Medicine […]

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Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]
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The Corner Laughers “Concerns of Wasp and Willow”

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Baroque west-coast folk pop with a lyrical ear for the concerns of the present day. From the sunny reaches of Northern California hail The Corner Laughers. This is their first album in five years, it seems, […]
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Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour

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Not only is Jim Lauderdale one of the most beloved, decorated songwriters ever to grace stages and studios around the world, but he’s also the most prolific. Since his major label debut in 1991, the recent […]

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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

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Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
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

March 25, 2026 1
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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Shawn Williams “Wallowin’ in the Night”

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Gutsy but uneven bar-room Americana. There is a lot to like about this fourth album by New Orleans songwriter Shawn Williams. In its stronger moments, it brings to mind the raw and direct music of Lucinda […]
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