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Trinelise Væring “A Songwriter’s Odyssey”

January 29, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

From songwriting comes inner strength. Danish singer-songwriter Trinelise Væring was no exception to the creative doubts brought about by lockdown. During those lonely times she too looked inward but as this aptly titled release demonstrates she […]

Album art for Night Diving by Max McNown

Max McNown “Night Diving”

January 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Max McNown’s second album builds strongly on foundations of debut. Max McNown is a singer-songwriter, originally from the Pacific Northwest but now based in Nashville after spending the early part of his career in Southern California. […]

Ar Lewi “Two Minds”

January 28, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0

Campfire musings and quiet words. A new name to the Americana UK universe, Ar Lewi describes kickstarting his musical journey by living out of the back of his car at state campgrounds, and inviting fellow campers […]

Sam Amidon “Salt River”

January 27, 2025 Helen Jones 0

A new spin on some classics that never loses the heart or roots of the originals. Sam Amidon is a busy man: when he’s not covering Bon Iver’s “Sable” EP in full at its London launch […]

Andrew Gabbard “Ramble & Rave On!”

January 27, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Like an hour on FM Radio. Most of what you need to know about Andrew Gabbard when coming to this, his third solo release, is that he’s also in the duo The Gabbard Brothers which grew […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

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It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

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It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

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The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]