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I Write The Songs: Shel Silverstein

April 29, 2022 Rick Bayles 1
Sheldon Allan Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 1930, and would grow up to be something of a Renaissance Man. Writer, playwright, cartoonist, poet and songwriter, he was successful in all these fields, though […]
Features

I Write The Songs – Kate And Anna McGarrigle

March 31, 2022 Tim Martin 0
For this month’s article in our “I Write The Songs…” series, Tim Martin steps up to tell us about the Canadian sisters who started their outstanding musical careers crafting songs for others to sing. While their […]
Features

I Write The Songs… Harlan Howard

March 1, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Harlan Howard pretty much wrote the book when it comes to country songwriting. Howard is the man behind the famous description of country music as being “three chords and the truth” and it’s a hard description […]
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I Write the Songs: Felice & Boudleaux Bryant

January 31, 2022 Rick Bayles 3
Welcome to a new feature series where we take a look at some of the great songwriters who have made their names in Americana music. The focus of this series is on those that, at least […]

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case/lang/veirs

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

Anniversary Cheers
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Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”

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Thunder and Rain, live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 28th August 2026

Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026

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Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”

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Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo

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case/lang/veirs
Anniversary Cheers

Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years

September 3, 2026 0
Outstanding one-off album is re-released together with an album of live tracks from the tour that accompanied the album, plus a new song (on vinyl and CD). case/lang/veirs was released in 2016. In keeping with the […]
Album Reviews

Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”

September 3, 2026 0
Allow yourself to be captivated by a master musician’s vivid imagination. There’s always a hope that listening to a new album will take the listener to a place they hadn’t been to before. Through inspired music […]
Thunder and Rain, live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 28th August 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026

September 3, 2026 0
As I travelled to this evening’s show through the Lincolnshire countryside, the consequences of this long, hot summer were visible as far as the eye could see. In place of the “green and pleasant land” so […]

  • Anniversary Cheers: case/lang/veirs celebrates 10 years
  • Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”
  • Live Review: Thunder and Rain, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 28th August 2026
  • Track Premiere: Jaspar Lepak “On The Inside”
  • Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel (Revisited)” ft. David Hidalgo
  • After a four-year break, Rayland Baxter will release latest album in October
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell “Cowboy Mambo”

November 30, 2022 0
Collaborations can be a tricky musical venture – the artists need to complement each other and be distinctive enough not to meld into one. Barrence Whitfield is a Boston-based blues and r’n’b singer (born Barry White […]
Album Reviews

John Wort Hannam “Long Haul”

October 12, 2021 0
Words to cherish and music that will grow on you, if you give it some time. John Wort Hannam says of his new album; ““Long Haul is a reflection on my life up to this point, […]
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Michelle Malone “I Choke On My Words” – thanks for reminding me…

September 19, 2024 0
Michelle Malone wants you all to know that she’s aware that she did all those things – every one of them: “I said it, regret it, I did it, I thought it, I took it, I […]

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