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Amigo the Devil “Yours Until the War is Over”

February 22, 2024 Peter Thompson 0
By no means an easy listen, this is an unsettling, dark, emotional yet enjoyable offering; it demands your concentration but rewards your effort. Danny Kiranos is professionally known as Amigo the Devil. The son of a […]
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Matt Owens & The Delusional Vanity Project “Way Out West”

February 22, 2024 Peter Churchill 0
Guitar is the star as Mr Owens goes from strength to strength. After packing away Noah and the Whale, Matt Owens went his merry way as a solo troubadour. A couple of critically acclaimed albums followed […]
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Dan Bern “New American Language”

February 21, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 1
A re-release of visionary songwriting every bit as relevant in today’s world. To describe American songwriter Dan Bern’s output as prolific would be something of an understatement. In nearly as many years he has released thirty […]
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Stoll Vaughan “Dream In Color”

February 21, 2024 Rick Thorn 0
A relaxed and positive collection of songs. ‘Dream in Color’ is Vaughan’s fifth album which comes from a transition and change in his life. After fourteen years in Los Angeles, he has returned to his native […]
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Anaïs Mitchell “Hadestown – Original Broadway Cast Recording”

February 21, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
A journey to hell can be surprisingly uplifting and still relevant to today’s challenges. I doubt Anaïs Mitchell had any inkling when she started to write her folk opera ‘Hadestown’ in 2006 that it would become […]

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The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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John Prine August 2016
Features

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
Album cover artwork for Cut Worms "Transmitter"
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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022
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Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Solstice Songs Thursday – Let us to the darkened woods

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Well, this really is it – the final batch of seasonal songs for the year.  Apologies to all those we couldn’t fit in, we’ve really done out best.  And what have we today?  Darkened woods, the […]
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Paperback Riders: Iain Dale “The Presidents”

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With our own general election out of the way, the next big political event will be the US presidential election. The next few months could well reshape America and influence the world’s political landscape for a […]
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Video Premiere: Jessica Willis Fisher “Lucky One”

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Here’s the premiere of the live acoustic video for Jessica Willis Fisher’s latest single ‘Lucky One’, in which the talented multi-instrumentalist displays her prowess on the fiddle and her excellent, achingly emotional vocal.  When her voice […]

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