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Josh Rouse “Love In The Modern Age” (Yep Roc Records, 2018)

May 9, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
Everything changes, everything stays the same – so Josh Rouse is still writing songs that look at the world from a slightly oblique angle but the soundtrack has changed a little. Strong opener ‘Salton Sea’ throws […]
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Hi Lo Ha “Ain’t Gone Tonight” (Heavy Setters Records, 2018)

May 9, 2018 Rick Bayles 0
This San Francisco based band take their name from the Woodstock home that Bob Dylan lived in when writing the songs that became the classic ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ album. It’s a cool name but that’s about […]
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We Are The West “The Golden Shore” (Independent, 2018)

May 8, 2018 Mark Johnson 1
For the last 6 years, on the Saturday before each full moon, We Are The West transform an everyday Los Angeles underground car park into a performance space where their concerts are supported by, and collaborations […]
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Gretchen Peters “Dancing With The Beast” (Proper Records, 2018)

May 8, 2018 Rick Bayles 0
A new album from Gretchen Peters is always cause for celebration. She has consistently been one of the finest songwriters in the Americana genre and just seems to go from strength to strength – it is […]
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Aisha Badru “Pendulum” (Nettwerk, 2018)

May 8, 2018 Paul Kerr 0
It’s really all Volkswagen’s fault. Back in 2016 they licensed a song from an unknown young singer to soundtrack one of their adverts. Pocketing the money, Aisha Badru, a Yonkers, New York singer-songwriter set about recording […]

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Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Summer Rain”

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The gorgeous Summer Rain is the latest single from folk duo Jo Bartlett and Neil Haydock. There is the perfect confluence of three elements: wistful, yearning music; sensitive, narrative lyrics; and a visual, which is steeped […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Hurray For The Riff Raff Songs

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In a nod to Woody Guthrie, a 2014 American Songwriter magazine cover featured Hurray For The Riff Raff with the strapline, “Bound for Glory”. I’m not sure how the author of that article defined glory, yet […]
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José González “Against The Dying Of The Light”

April 23, 2026 0
first thoughts José González is a Swedish indie-folk singer – with, naturally, the usual background in hardcore punk influenced by Black Flag and choral singing – Against The Dying Of The Light is his fifth album, […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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Mince Pie Mondays – Is there any Brandy Cream left?

December 16, 2024 0
Another dip into the seemingly bottomless well of more or less Americana-ish / country / singer-songwriter / folk offerings that celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.  Still a dearth of directly Solstice themed songs…we’ll […]
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Video: Black Deer Festival – The Teskey Brothers

June 16, 2023 0
Today’s video highlights another band that will be lighting up the Black Deer Festival this weekend.  The Teskey Brothers produce an authentic roots sound, soulful songs full of warmth and character.  ‘Remember the Time’ is a […]
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Mean Mary + Rebecca Hollweg, The Green Note, London, 27th September 2018

October 5, 2018 0
The intimate Green Note remains the beating heart of London’s acoustic roots music scene, always promoting an eclectic mix of musical genres and able to attract the very best musicians from around the world, many returning […]

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