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About Sebastian Reyes Turner
Born in the city of Granada, and jumping between England and Spain ever since. Music, cinema and literature as ruthless muses. The hand behind several screenplays, reviews and a published novel. So far.
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Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”

March 20, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
Lauderdale releases a worthy, heartfelt follow-up twenty years later. At the age of sixty-eight, Jim Lauderdale is in top form, his voice as good as ever. The iconic songwriter, now a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame […]
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Bonnie Prince Billy “We Are Together Again”

March 5, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
How community might just save you from yourself (and the world). “However dimly we perceive it, we are living through a change of worlds. The one we were born into is slipping away, reshaped and denuded […]
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Linzi Jane Morgan “Love & Other Stories”

February 17, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
Thoughtful reflections on the cycle of loss and renewed hope. Linzi Jane Morgan is a mixed-media artist, winner of the 2022 Courtyard Arts Creative Arts award. Over a period of three years, she worked on songs […]
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Elles Bailey “You Can’t Take My Story Away”

February 9, 2026 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
A showcase for a remarkable voice of modern blues. Elles Bailey has come a long way in the last decade. Over this relatively short period, she has managed to consolidate an enviable career with tours alongside […]
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Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits “Down for Life”

December 8, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 0
An unexpected foray into americana yields classic sounds with a fresh twist. Music’s winding road sometimes takes unforeseen turns. Sam Salmon & the Grand Manan Bandits is one of those projects that seemingly appear out of […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
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Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

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The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
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  • Alan Peatfield: OK, Graeme - just one observation ... the obvious one. "As a songwriter he is right up there; on the…
  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. Glad you approve. It was an excellent gig.

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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

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Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

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“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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