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Ian David Green “Songs from the Wheel”

February 17, 2022 Rich Orpin 0
Accomplished lyricism from Liverpudlian singer-songwriter on folk sophomore album Having successfully navigated his way onto the UK folk scene with the release of debut album ‘Songs from the Sea’, Ian David Green finds himself back on […]
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Elles Bailey “Shining In The Half Light”

February 17, 2022 Paul Russell 0
New producer and rural Devon work wonders on Bailey’s latest Album number three for Bristol based singer Elles Bailey solidifies her position as one of the most powerful and talented female blues artists around with this […]
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Harley Kimbro Lewis “Harley Kimbro Lewis”

February 16, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Quality musicianship is always in fashion. Old-Time music seems to be doing very well these days and the success of bands like Old Crow Medicine Show and, more recently, the Dead South, would suggest that audiences […]
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Andy Irvine & Paul Brady “Andy Irvine / Paul Brady”

February 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
An album that the word classic was invented for. Recorded in the long hot summer of 1976 at the legendary Rockfield Studios and originally released on Compass Records, Andy Irvine and Paul Brady – stepping away […]
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Kate Ellis “Spirals”

February 16, 2022 Michael Macy 0
A second album often shows how an artist is developing. ‘Spirals’ reveals a joyous arc of growth. Kate Ellis’s new album, ‘Spirals’ is an absolute joy. An irrefutable, unquestionable joy. This is her second album, yet […]

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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

Tracks
July 8, 2026 0

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

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

Interviews
July 7, 2026 1
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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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 […]
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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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