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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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Preview: Dan Stuart “Marlowe’s Revenge” UK tour begins next week

March 8, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Dan Stuart as his alter ego Marlowe Billings (or vice versa) returns to the UK for a series of dates next week.  The sets will feature songs from his solo career and the Green On Red […]
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Rain Parade announces deluxe reissue of debut LP and UK dates

March 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Rain Parade has announced a deluxe 2xLP reissue of their classic 1983 debut album, ‘Emergency Third Rail Power Trip’ on Label 51 with a release date of 26th April. The band was part of the late […]
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Kyshona announces new album “Legacy” – collecting stories of black America

March 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Nashville-based artist/music therapist/activist Kyshona releases her latest album, ‘Legacy’, on 26th April via Soundly Music.  Kyshona co-produced the record with producer/engineer/mixer Rachael Moore with whom she assembled a team of engineers, musicians, singers, and featured guests […]
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The Long Road Festival announces first acts for 2024

March 6, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Following 2023’s sell-out, The Long Road festival returns to the picturesque grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire over the August bank holiday weekend this year from 23rd to 25th August.  The festival has a track record […]
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The Mavericks announce a new album “Moon & Stars” and European tour dates

March 6, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Americana icons The Mavericks have announced details of their highly-anticipated new album ‘Moon & Stars’.  The record is due for release on 17th May via the band’s Mono Mundo Recordings imprint in conjunction with Thirty Tigers.  […]

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

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Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022

Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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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”

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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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  • Cut Worms “Transmitter”
  • Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs
  • The Builders and The Butchers “No Tomorrow”
  • 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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AVERS “Everything Hz” – Listen

January 29, 2018 0
It’s true, there is too much music and sometimes…just sometimes…a great album slips by unacknowledged.  Emerging in the middle of last year Omega/Whatever, the second release from AVERS is one such – it’s an album about […]
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John Murry “What Jail is Like” – Listen

September 21, 2018 0
John Murry has today released a new single from his recent album ‘A Short History of Decay’ which we cheerfully reviewed last year (“The resurrection of John Murry but it’s only a breather as we’re all […]
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Dot Allison “Long Exposure” – Listen

May 6, 2021 0
Dot Allison’s new album, ‘Heart-shaped Scars‘, is her first in over a decade and finds her on a haunted folk path.   The new album is out on July 30th, but you can hear the first single […]

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