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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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Emily Nenni announces UK tour dates and new video

April 15, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Emily Nenni previously announced the release of her latest release ‘Drive & Cry’ which arrives via New West Records on 3rd May, and now she has set up some initial UK headlining dates in support of […]
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The Long Road Festival announces latest round of acts for 2024

April 15, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
UK  country, Americana and roots music and culture festival, The Long Road, has announced its second wave of line-up additions for the festival which takes place at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire in the heart of the English […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Furnace Mountain, Green Note, London – 5th April 2024

April 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Furnace Mountain is a four-piece string band originally from Virginia but now based in West Virginia – pretty close to the respective borders.  The group comprises Aimee Curl (bass guitar, vocals), ‘Fiddlin’ Dave van Deventer (fiddle, […]
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The Felice Brothers announce new album and autumn UK/Europe tour

April 12, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The Felice Brothers have announced a new album ‘Valley of Abandoned Songs’, which will be released on 27thJune  on Conor Oberst’s new record label, Million Stars. The album resulted from a process of going through their […]
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Jesse Daniel announces release of new album “Countin’ The Miles”

April 11, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Californian singer/songwriter Jesse Daniel has announced new album ‘Countin’ The Miles’, which is due out on 7th June via Lightning Rod Records. Daniel considers himself a country artist but does it his own way leading to […]

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John Prine August 2016

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Album cover artwork for Cut Worms "Transmitter"

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Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022

Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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artwork for The Builders and The Butchers album "No Tomorrow"

The Builders and The Butchers “No Tomorrow”

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John Prine August 2016
Features

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

April 9, 2026 0
Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
Album cover artwork for Cut Worms "Transmitter"
Album Reviews

Cut Worms “Transmitter”

April 9, 2026 0
This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022
Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

April 9, 2026 2
Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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  • Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs
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  • Scotland Bluegrass Festival announces details of line up and expanded location – it’s got Biggar!
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Jason Isbell’s Ryman residency wins RS plaudits

October 25, 2018 0
Jason Isbell has begun six nights of performances in Nashville this week for this year’s residency (which have been happening since 2014) and RS Country has been writing about them in glowing terms. They wrote of […]
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Peter Bogdanovich’s “Very Last Picture Show” revisited

January 19, 2022 2
A classic film of the 1970s’ – with its lonesome cheating heart in Texas. Film director Peter Bogdanovich died on the 6th of January this year – the news of which brought to mind what I would […]
Album Reviews

Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra “Soul of my City” (Independent, 2019)

January 14, 2019 0
Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra go out of their way to make it hard to pigeonhole them to a specific genre. Their fourth studio album, ‘Soul of My City’ is a case in point. […]

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