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Forgotten Artists – Willy DeVille

May 14, 2020 Tim Martin 5
Americana is often described as a mix of many different strands of American music. Rock, of all sorts, country, blues, folk and gospel all blended together. Willy DeVille, whether under his own name, or earlier as […]
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Forgotten Artists – Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra

May 6, 2020 Rick Bayles 0
Here at the Forgotten Artists series we don’t necessarily think these artists have actually been forgotten – it’s more that their contribution to Americana may have been overlooked or that they’ve flown below the radar for […]
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Forgotten Artists – Willis Alan Ramsey

April 30, 2020 Martin Johnson 2
Willis Alan Ramsey was not only in at the start of the Austin music scene of the ‘70s but he was also one of the first of the new wave of singer-songwriters, subsequently tagged as progressive […]
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Forgotten Artists – The Cactus Brothers

April 16, 2020 Clint West 6
The Cactus Brothers were a Nashville based band who released two excellent albums in the 1990s before folding. Those two albums, whilst critically lauded, suffered a fate familiar to many bands who dared to stray from […]
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Forgotten Artists – Roger Tillison

April 7, 2020 Martin Johnson 4
Roger Tillison is not a name many will have come across in the first place let alone forgotten. However, he is a fine example of the Tulsa Sound of the ‘60s and ‘70s, which included Leon […]

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

April 8, 2026 0
From the fan favourite album Recovering the Satellites, this song was highly rated across the board, clearly striking a chord with writers (5 of whom voted for it), as its themes of regret and heartbreak melded […]
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Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

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Musical subtlety and insightful words add up to a contender for album of any year. Album press releases often fall into two categories: perceptive or preposterous. Especially when a band is new to you, the first […]
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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Rioghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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The New Pornographers “The Former Site of”

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Band’s tenth album sees them produce an emotionally rich body of work. It’s been almost 30 years since AC Newman formed The New Pornographers and over a quarter of a century since their debut album was […]
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The Barlow “New Year, Old Me”

August 10, 2022 0
A highly talented country band from Denver making their own great sound. ‘New Year, Old Me‘ is the third full-length album by The Barlow, a four-piece country band from Denver, Colorado featuring Shea Boynton on vocals, […]
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Ten covers of Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe”

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‘Ode to Billie Joe’ is a dark southern story, cinematic in its lyrics but remaining enigmatic. The story, tells of the preacher, Brother Talyor saying how he saw the song’s narrator up on Choctaw Ridge with […]

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