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Rudie is the weekly host of the syndicated radio show - The Horseshoe Lounge Music Session - playing the best American Roots and hosting terrific live guests.
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Interview: Dean Owens

November 14, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Scotland’s Dean Owens has been producing great albums and making his mark on the Americana scene – both here and in the US – for a number of years now. Following on from the critically […]

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Interview: Buford Pope

October 13, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

He’s the dude they call Buford Pope. The King of Scandicana, cooler than a dip in a fjord, he’s everything you’d want in roots rock.  Earle, Dylan, Springsteen, Cash, this ain’t no hipster chic or […]

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Interview: Chloe Chadwick

October 11, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Chloe Chadwick may be a new name to many but her debut album is a powerful slice of UK pop meets East Nashville Americana.  Recently appearing as part of the AMA UK showcase at Summertyne […]

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Dirty Dozen: Rodney Branigan

October 11, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Rodney Branigan has become known worldwide for his unique ability to play two guitars at once. While quite a spectacle in itself, the meat and potatoes of Rodney’s music is his ability to pen emotive […]

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Interview: Ed Dupas

October 6, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

I love Ed Dupas’ 2015 record, ‘A Good American Life’. I must have played tracks off it on my radio show 50 times, so you know it’s a good day when something new from Ed […]

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Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

Album Reviews
February 26, 2021 0
Cali-country veteran ponders life to an accordion-driven soundtrack We Brits might call Rick Shea an Angeleno, his press might style him as a Covina singer-songwriter but when it comes down to it this, his 9th [...]
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Corner House “Caribou Party”

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February 25, 2021 0
A fresh take on earthy old-time string music and Celtic folk from Boston quartet Corner House Corner House are a young string band quartet based in New England, with Ethan Setiawan on mandolin and mandola, [...]
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XIXA “Genesis”

February 24, 2021 0
A glorious trip through the dark underbelly of Tucson desert rock First off. Who on earth could resist a band who list as influences, ‘70s Spaghetti Westerns and ‘80s horror films, Edgar Allan Poe and [...]
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Chris Pierce “American Silence”

February 23, 2021 0
Passionate, well-constructed, generously-spirited protest music that can’t be ignored. There’s a quote attributed to Americana/folk musician Todd Snider out there where he says ‘I didn’t write this song to change people’s minds, I  wrote it [...]
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Jesse Brewster “The Lonely Pines”

February 22, 2021 1
A very assured outing by a roots music renaissance man who can do it all. To be adept at Americana in the full sense of what this genre is supposed to represent, you simply just [...]

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Something for the weekend: Jackson Browne “Fountain of Sorrow – Live”

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February 26, 2021 1

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Earlier this week our writer Rick Bayles discussed Jackson Browne’s ‘Late for the Sky’ in our Classic Americana Albums series which he described as “an […]

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Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US.  It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts […]

Pick of the Political Pops: The Raconteurs “You Don’t Understand Me”

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February 26, 2021 0

This week we were (once again) amused that Facebook was in the news this time in a face-off with the Australian government. The argument was pitched by the vast majority of the mainstream media worldwide […]

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Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

Album Reviews
February 26, 2021 0

Cali-country veteran ponders life to an accordion-driven soundtrack We Brits might call Rick Shea an Angeleno, his press might style him as a Covina singer-songwriter but when it comes down to it this, his 9th […]

Black Deer and Red Rooster are on for 2021!

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February 26, 2021 0

Some good news for americana festival goers this year, as both Red Rooster and Black Deer looked like taking a hiatus for a second year due to falling foul of the government’s recent lockdown relaxation […]

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