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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.
Live Reviews

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire – Saturday 24th August 2024

September 10, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The second day of The Long Road 2024 arrived with clouds and rain.  Not, apart from 15 minutes in the afternoon, torrential, but a general swing between light and heavy drizzle.  The latter tended to be […]
News

A Tale Of Two announce full length debut “Renegade”

September 9, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
A Tale Of Two, the duo comprising award-winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and guitar virtuoso Aaron Lessard has announced the release of “Renegade”, their first full-length release, on 4th October 2024. Adlington is an award-winning singer, songwriter, […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire – Friday 23rd August 2024

September 9, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The Long Road festival is now a fixture in the calendar of fans of country and americana music with its welcoming family friendly atmosphere and its broad range of established and upcoming acts across six stages.  […]
Interviews

Tales from The Long Road – Around the table with Gangstagrass

September 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Brooklyn Hip-Hop vibes come to Lutterworth. Gangstagrass, the Brooklyn-based bluegrass/hip-hop band, opened the Interstate stage at the Long Road Festival on 23rd August 2024, before heading off to play the Shrewsbury Folk Festival the same evening. […]
News

The Innocence Mission to issue first album in four years

September 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The Innocence Mission (lower case) has announced the release of their new album “Midwinter Swimmers” on 29th November 2024 via Bella Union. The first studio album from the innocence mission in four years, “Midwinter Swimmers” sounds familiar while being […]

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Tessa Rosa Jackson live at St Pancras Old Church, London - 16th September 2026
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Live Review: Tessa Rose Jackson + Chloe Foy, St Pancras Old Church, London – 16th September 2026

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The shortening autumnal hours mean the dark night sky is showing through the church windows well before showtime at this Victorian church, just a block away from the London bases of some of the world’s biggest […]
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James Felice announces release of second solo album in November

September 30, 2026 0
James Felice has announced that Homeworld Blue, his sophomore solo album, will be released on 13th November 2026 via Conor Oberst’s Million Stars Records. Produced by Nate Walcott of Bright Eyes and recorded in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
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Mildred “Bird Laugh” – snow is falling

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Mildred have not let the grass grow; their debut release came out earlier this year, and already they have new music in the form of a double A-side single, of which Bird Laugh forms an A-side. As […]

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  • Video: Arborist “The Taming Of Horses” – Time is all in our minds
  • Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

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Rod Picott “Tell The Truth & Shame The Devil” (Broken Jukebox Media, 2019)

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This is Rod Picott’s third album in almost as many years, but this one is a little different to his previous recent efforts. Songs on ‘Tell The Truth and Shame The Devil’ were written after a serious […]
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The Twang Factor 2 presents: Stuart Warburton

August 11, 2021 0
Our Week 4 guest on the Twang Factor 2 is a singer-songwriter from Bury whose songs are characterised by sharp observation, an earthy honesty and a dose of wry humour. Having fronted cult rockabilly outfit The […]
Album Reviews

Dia del Mercado “Another Clumsey Mile” (Root and Branch Recordings, 2017)

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Tumbleweeds roll through a dusty town, the barroom doors clatter back and forth in the wind and the Ennio Morricone soundtrack rattles with a raucous choir. It’s not, however, a cheroot chewing man with no name […]

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