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Kyp Harness “Poverty Line”

October 20, 2022 Paul Kerr 0
A songwriter walking in the footsteps of Dylan and Lou Reed. A Canadian who has released 17 previous albums but who remains something of a secret on this side of the Atlantic, Kyp Harness has built […]
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Hal Cannon “Nothin’ Lastin’”

October 20, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Stunning collection of songs that will be one of the lasting classics of the year. The rattling percussion and graveyard choir of opening song ‘Thirty Six Miles’ goes straight to the heart of Cannon’s assertion that: […]
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Caleb Caudle “Forsythia”

October 19, 2022 Ian Kennedy 0
Masterclass in song-writing and delivery of bluegrass-tinged country. Caleb Caudle knows how to make very good music, and deliver it with his rich voice that harks back to the very roots of country music. Being helped […]
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Samuel James Taylor “Wild Tales and Broken Hearts”

October 19, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
A retro seventies classic singer-songwriter sound from Sheffield via 21st Century Nashville. Samuel James Taylor may hail from the Steel City, Sheffield, in God’s own county of Yorkshire, but to record his latest album after over […]
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Mightmare “Cruel Liars”

October 18, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0
From country rock to mesmeric indie. Freed from months of pandemic restrictions Sarah Shook might have been expected to kick the doors down with even more ferocity than with their band The Disarmers. Particularly if the […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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

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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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Video: Plainsong “Even The Guiding Light”

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Now here’s a thing for this week’s retro slot.  According to Youtube less than 200 people have watched this which is a crying shame as it’s a lovely 1972 performance of a delightful country-rock song from […]
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Iron & Wine “That’s How You Know” – Covid covers continue

August 31, 2022 0
Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam is the first to admit that the upcoming EP is a late entry into the Covid covers release stakes, but with another wave looming it, regrettably,  remains as timely as ever.  […]
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John Murry “What Jail is Like” – Listen

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John Murry has today released a new single from his recent album ‘A Short History of Decay’ which we cheerfully reviewed last year (“The resurrection of John Murry but it’s only a breather as we’re all […]

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