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Martin Devaney “Blueprint For A Ghost”

January 7, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0

Likeable Americana ride from veteran Minnesota songwriter. ‘Blueprint for a Ghost’ is the 8th solo album for St Paul based Martin Devaney, and its Americana credentials are established immediately by the cover art, calling to mind […]

John Hammond “You’re Doin’ Fine, Blues At The Boarding House June 2 & 3, 1973″

January 6, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

“You’re Doin’ Fine” is the latest release from the Owsley Stanley Foundation, named for the famed sound man and chemical wizard (also known as Bear) who, aside from his mass production of LSD, developed the […]

artwork for Kenneth Norum album "This Too Will Pass"

Kenneth Norum “This Too Will Pass”

December 20, 2024 Chas Lacey 0

Reflections on a lost love from multi-talented Norwegian musician. Recorded in his home studio and self-produced, this is the second album from Norway’s Kenneth Norum. With all ten songs written in English, the lyrics largely focus […]

Finn “The Waterfall”

December 19, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Album nine for Melbourne brothers’ with a lengthy, gentle collection. As a musician, it really helps if one’s parents bring you up in a musical environment and brothers Mark and Luke Finn grew up in suburban […]

Letitia VanSant and David McKindley-Ward “Eye Of The Storm”

December 18, 2024 Michael Macy 1

Rising binary stars shine brighter. Letitia VanSant and David McKindley-Ward’s new album could be a game-changer. For them. This is one of the great duos in the Americana firmament today but not as well-known as it […]

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”

July 2, 2026 0

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 […]