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AmericanA to Z – Emmylou Harris

December 10, 2019 Viv Fish 0

As a renowned singer, songwriter and musician, Emmylou Harris will no doubt need little or no introduction. Harris is, without doubt, one of the all-time greats. Her contribution to music over the years is summed up […]

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AmericanA to Z – Iris DeMent

December 3, 2019 Clint West 0

When the current vinyl revival started and I switched from CD to once again buying vinyl records, one thing I swore that I wouldn’t do, was to re-purchase my CD collection as titles were inevitably re-issued […]

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AmericanA to Z – Centro-matic

November 27, 2019 Guy Lincoln 0

Centro-Matic were a rock band formed in Denton Texas in 1995 who continued with the same four members, releasing 11 LPs and numerous singles & EPs until they disbanded in 2014. Seeing them was like hanging […]

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AmericanA to Z – Buffalo Springfield

November 19, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 1

B is for… Could it be The Byrds, Bardo Pond, The Band, Bill Mallonee, The Bible, Bill Fay, Bennett Wilson Poole, Ben Howard, Ben Folds, Beck, Band of Heathens, Band of Horses, Barzin or any of […]

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AmericanA to Z – Alison Krauss (and Union Station)

November 12, 2019 Tim Martin 0

In the first run through the alphabet of Americana we focused on some artists who weren’t particularly big names. For the start of this pass at the A to Z we are looking at someone with […]

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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She Brought Me Gasoline “Songs From The Cliff”

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Eastern European bluesy americana. Who knew that Croatia could and would produce a very credible bluesy americana band?  In the wonderfully named She Brought Me Gasoline, it most definitely has. They are a four-piece band from […]

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Video Premiere: Rees Shad “Porcelain Angel”

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The new single from Rees Shad is a thought-provoking, intimate song that remains with you and leads to your own associations of memory and past relationships.  “Porcelain Angel” begins beautifully with a tuneful, acoustic strum and […]

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