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Sarah Jane Scouten “Turned to Gold”

October 9, 2023 FredArnold 0
Sarah Jane Scouten ends her recording hiatus with a deceptively uplifting new album. Two of the many joys of being asked to review albums in your favourite music genre is finding artists you have hardly heard […]
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Maurice Mattei “Jungalingle”

October 6, 2023 Graeme Tait 0
Mattei proves that more can in fact be less with his lockdown album delivering an over-indulgent twenty-five tracks. It came as something of a surprise to discover that ‘Jungalingle’ the new release from Cincinnati-based singer-songwriter Maurice […]
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The Rural Alberta Advantage “The Rise and The Fall”

October 6, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
Expanded set from Canadian indie rock band is all-consuming in its musical power. ‘The Rise & The Fall’ is the fifth studio album from folk-rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage. The opening six tracks are not […]
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Wastelander “What is Left of Me”

October 5, 2023 Michael Macy 0
Debut album rests compelling lyrics on a bed of layered sound. ‘What is Left of Me’ is the fascinating debut album from Wastelander, the nom de chanson of Cooper Formant, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Portland, […]
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Van Plating “Orange Blossom Child”

October 5, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 1
With ‘Orange Blossom Child,’ Florida’s Van Plating comes up with her most mature album yet. If you have what ‘Orange Blossom Child,’ the title of Van Plating’s new album refers to, you would have to know about […]

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CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

Album Reviews
July 8, 2026 0

Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

Live Reviews
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Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk

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Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

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Album Reviews

CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

July 8, 2026 0
Highly accomplished album for fans of Wilco and the like. You have to hand it to Chris “CR” Gennone when it comes to naming his bands; consistency is at the fore. He loves the moniker CR […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026

July 8, 2026 0
State Fayre arrived in Essex beneath blazing sunshine and cloudless skies, three days of unrelenting heat that somehow seemed perfectly suited to a festival built around americana, country, roots and classic rock. From the moment the […]
Tracks

Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk

July 8, 2026 0
What’s this then, Issy Ferris is pining to inspire jealousy? That does seem to be the main thrust of the latest single from the latest album, It’s A Joy To Be Alive, set to be released […]

  • CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”
  • Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026
  • Ferris & Sylvester “Jealous” – go green, my hulk
  • Video: Pokey LaFarge “The Thing” – I can’t get no satisfaction
  • Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations
  • George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”
  • JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album
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Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
Interviews

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

July 2, 2026 0
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 […]

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Video: Sweet Water Warblers “Circle Of The Sun”

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This is rather good, from a band who include Lindsay Lou of Flatbellys fame and who’ll be in the UK in August at Towersey festival and elsewhere with dates to be announced.
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Interview: Igloo Hearts exist as one voice, two bodies

September 17, 2025 0
Igloo Hearts gives folk-pop music a new shade of ardency. In true outlier fashion, the North Wales-based husband and wife duo have gone quietly about their business with an eye to gaining traction outside their realm. […]
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Darrin James “When You’re With Me” – you be you

September 15, 2023 0
Here’s some Seventies-style up-tempo and upbeat country rock from Darrin James.  It bounds along at a great pace with Darrin James sincerely conveying a message of equality – “you can always just be yourself when you’re […]

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