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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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Nashville’s Striking Matches celebrate 10th anniversary of debut with UK tour dates

January 20, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
Nashville duo Striking Matches ignited their career with debut “Nothing But The Silence” released on IRS in 2015 and produced by T Bone Burnett. The years between haven’t quite lived up to the start, at least […]
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New Jason Molina documentary expects to premiere in first half of 2026

January 19, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
The feature-length documentary “You Fuckers Figure It Out: A Jason Molina Story” was completed in 2025 and is expected to have its premiere in the first half of 2026. Skirting expectations of a music biopic, the […]
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Preview: John R Miller incoming with January 2026 tour dates

January 14, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
West Virginia-raised songwriter John R. Miller is making his return to the UK for a run of headline shows, as well as an appearance at Celtic Connections in Glasgow. Miller’s music exudes a sense of world-weary […]
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Classic Clips: Lucinda Williams “A Song For You” – Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons, 2004

January 9, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1
In the summer of 2004, Gram Parsons’ daughter Polly put together two tribute concerts to her late father in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California. She was able to call upon an array of well-known fans […]
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Sorrel Nation releases dates for 2026 Spring Tour

January 5, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
Singer-songwriter and runner-up in AUK’s Twang Factor, Sorrel Nation has announced details of her 2026 spring tour. Announcing her second place in AUK’s Twang Factor 4, AUK’s Dean Nardi described Nation’s music as: “a soulful mix […]

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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, an exciting day for us as we announce full details for our 25 year event which takes place in Liverpool later this year – you can find more […]
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Award-winning Toronto singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell has announced her upcoming new album Shadow Child, an album about motherhood whose nine songs each represent a month of gestation, will be released May 8th via Outside Music. Lapell has […]

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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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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
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 Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Les Saules Pleureurs “Are You Loathsome Tonight” – Listen

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Les Saules Pleureurs are not as French as they might sound – as they are Robert Paul (Severed Limb) on vocals and guitar, and Sophie Loyer (Urban Voodoo Machine) on violin.  Their approach is organic vinyl […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Todd Rundgren “Fade Away”

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There was a big political event this week but our mums always told us that if you ignore something – like an angry wasp or an embarrassing rash – it will go away eventually. So that’s […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “One Fair Summer Evening”

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Quality songcraft and small club ambience. A smattering of crowd noise, then a quiet voice announces “Y’all welcome…Nanci Griffith”, and we’re spirited back to a warm Texas night in 1988, at the Anderson Fair, an old […]

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