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Album Reviews

Tim Easton “North American Songwriter Vol. 1 and 2”

January 26, 2023 Rick Thorn 0
Unplugged and raw – Close your eyes and let Easton transport you to a better, gentler world. Born in Ohio but now living in Nashville. Easton describes himself as a dyed-in-the-wool troubadour.  In the mode of […]
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Morton Valence “Morton Valence”

November 28, 2022 Rick Thorn 0
Multi-layered enigmatic urban country music. This self-titled album is the eighth from the London duo of Robert Jessett and Anne Gilpin. It has been produced by B J Cole legendary producer and steel guitar maestro who […]
Album Reviews

Halley Neal ”Beautiful & Blue”

September 16, 2022 Rick Thorn 0
An optimistic, pleasant blend of past and present. Halley Neal is a folk singer in her twenties based in Nashville. She grew up listening to The Beatles Fleetwood Mac and The Grateful Dead. This self-published album […]
Album Reviews

Bill Scorzari “The Cross Winds Of Kansas”

August 30, 2022 Rick Thorn 0
Consistently interesting, sometimes dark but always uplifting. Bill Scorzari is a New York singer, songwriter and mutli instrumentalist, and ‘The Cross Winds Of Kansas’ is his fourth independently released album. Scorzari became a full-time musician via […]
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Forrest McCurren “Oh Me, Oh My”

August 12, 2022 Rick Thorn 0
Small-town blue-collar tales of hope around the campfire. This is Forrest McCurren’s debut album independently released and is a definite grower. Fans of John Prine will see and hopefully admire the influence. The songs take the […]

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Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026

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Krauss, Colvin and Douglas at Library of Congress 2007

Classic Clip: Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas “The Boxer”— Library of Congress, Washington, 2007

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The Dreaming Spires and Annie Keating join forces for single and live dates

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Videos

Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”

September 18, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Teenage Fanclub who will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on 9th October via […]
Album Reviews

Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”

September 18, 2026 0
Journeyman comes full circle with an album of resonant covers that have been uniquely adapted throughout his career, tracing all the way back to his teenage days busking in Nashville. Benjamin Tod has been around the […]
Buddy Miller live
Live Reviews

Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026

September 18, 2026 0
Opening for The War and Treaty at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Buddy Miller explained how he came to crash the party and thanked the headliners and support Avery Sunshine for indulging him. Miller had a call from […]

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  • Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”
  • Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026
  • Classic Clip: Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas “The Boxer”— Library of Congress, Washington, 2007
  • The Dreaming Spires and Annie Keating join forces for single and live dates
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Behind the Songs

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 […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Matt Patershuk “Same As I Have Ever Been” (Black Hen Music 2017)

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The back cover portrait photo for Matt Patershuk’s new album may make you recoil in horror at the super clichéd Americana-ness on display. Farmyard, haystack, dogs, Telecaster, beard and hat. All are squeezed in. Fear not […]

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