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Americana Vinyl Treasures: Ben Vaughn “Ben Vaughn Blows Your Mind”

December 11, 2023 Peter Thompson 0
Ben Vaughn is a man of many talents. Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, award-winning composer for television and film, and a radio show host. As a record producer he has worked with a long list of […]
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Americana Vinyl Treasures: Morning “Morning”

November 28, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1
Writers, including this one, have waxed lyrical on the gems to be found in the cut-out bins, secondhand stores and clearance sales.  Another great source for hearing a wider range of music was the sampler; budget […]
Americana Vinyl Treasures

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Funky Kings “Funky Kings”

November 21, 2023 FredArnold 2
The late 1960s/early 1970s were a musical godsend for fans of country music but looking for greater variety in their love of it (you can live on a diet of the likes of Patsy Cline and […]
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Americana Vinyl Treasures: Various Artists “The Tape With No Name”

November 13, 2023 Guy Lincoln 3
For many, in its 70s and 80s heyday, the New Musical Express was a profound force in shaping their musical DNA. Its championing of the snotty nosed punk brats and its ensuing devotion to the new […]
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Americana Vinyl Treasures: American Flyer “American Flyer”

November 6, 2023 Rick Bayles 8
I thought I’d say something about an Americana Vinyl Treasure that I only recently unearthed, though I’ve been looking for it for a while. American Flyer are a very interesting band and their debut, self-titled album […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
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Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

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The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

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Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

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American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

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“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Video Premiere: Mark Shepherd “The Grand Scheme Of Things”

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Video Premiere: The Federales “Thanks for the Broken Heart”

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The Federales’ contemporary take on a the traditional honky-tonk sound is made for live performances and that’s exactly what we have with the video premiere of ‘Thanks for the Broken Heart’.  When all the instruments kick […]

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