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Matthew James Adkins “Stoned On My Own”

September 24, 2021 Martin Johnson 2
Muscle Shoals influenced country soul from Detroit. It is hard for aspiring musicians to get any career traction, even when they have managed to write enough songs for an album, and then manage to independently record […]
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The Connells “Steadman’s Wake”

September 23, 2021 Cam Fraser 1
College rock favourites, The Connells, release ‘Steadman’s Wake‘, their ninth album, and their first release in almost twenty years. For those younger readers, US college rock was the late 80s and early 90s forerunner of what […]
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Watchhouse “Watchhouse”

September 23, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0
Top drawer New Appalachian Folk. Formerly known as Mandolin Orange. Better known to their friends and families as Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. Irrespective of the name change,  New Appalachian Folk is still their stock in […]
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Marisa Anderson/William Tyler “Lost Futures”

September 23, 2021 Paul Kerr 0
Two gifted guitarists blend together perfectly but there’s a spark missing. A few months ago, Uncut magazine’s cover disc was a collection of what they called Ambient Americana, a newly coined term which provoked some online […]
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Kat Wallace and David Sasso “Old Habits”

September 22, 2021 Jonathan Smith 0
Second release from bluegrass duo which hints of even better to come. Old Habits is the second release by duo Kat Wallace and David Sasso, a light and delicate folk/bluegrass record, with touches of singer-songwriter material. […]

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Florence Dore “Hold the Spark”

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An accessible and literate roots-rock gem. Renowned for her energetic and charismatic live persona (and also for being an award -winning English professor; yes, really), Florence Dore returns with the follow-up to 2022’s Highways and Rocketships. […]
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Hannah Cohen to tour Europe UK in August and releases new single

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Catskills-based singer/songwriter Hannah Cohen has announced a series of tour dates in the Nordic countries and the UK in August 2026. Cohen has also unveiled her first new music since her album Earthstar Mountain that was […]
Truman Sinclair at The George Tavern 28Th April 2026
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Live Review: Truman Sinclair + May Payne, The George Tavern, Stepney, London – 28th April 2026

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Lost Brothers “Come Tomorrow” – Listen

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What do you get when you combine the duetting style of the Everly Brothers with the lyrical style of the spectral strain of Gothic-Americana ?  Well, something rather like the Lost Brothers, who’s fifth album Halfway […]
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Leif Vollebekk “Revelation”

September 20, 2024 0
A classy and memorable balm for the soul. Leif Vollebekk may not be a name that leaps off of the pages of recognition, but the Canadian singer/songwriter has been releasing albums since 2010. With an ever-growing […]
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The Drunken Hearts “Wheels Of The City” (LoHi Records, 2019)

November 8, 2019 1
For those who aren’t acquainted with The Drunken Hearts, you could think of them as super-charged Eddie Vedder Americana-Rock. Their 2nd full length album ‘Wheels Of The City’ which is currently available on LoHi Records, was […]

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