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Classic Clip: Michael Hurley feat. My Bubba “O My Stars” Pickathon – 1st August 2016

April 26, 2024 Tom Harding 2
The mystery of Michael Hurley. A survivor of the Greenwich Village folk scene who’s ploughed his own unique furrow of pastoral, homespun folk-country blues, long before he was heralded by the freak-folk scene who made an […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Buddy Miller songs

April 25, 2024 Peter Thompson 2
Buddy Miller; singer, guitar player, band leader, songwriter, producer, radio show host, collaborator extraordinaire… He’s a very busy chap. He is also influential; in addition to his own recorded output and playing shows, Miller has worked […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup, April 2024

April 24, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Admit it, you were worried this would be a one off feature.  Would we do that to you, dear valued reader?  We would not.   And so here’s another clutch of songs and music that deserves to […]
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More People Should Really Know About: Corb Lund

April 23, 2024 Tim Martin 0
I found Canadian singer songwriter Corb Lund in 2020, through reviewing his ‘Agricultural Tragic’ album. His appeal for me was the blend of wit, Nuggets style garage-rock, and the better sorts of country. He has recorded […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Bob Frank “Red Neck, Blue Collar”

April 22, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
Memphis legend Jim Dickinson called Bob Frank “The greatest songwriter you never heard”, having known him from the early ‘60s Memphis music scene. While Bob Frank styled himself as a folk musician he wrote his own […]

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We said of Haylie Davis, “Charming echoes of effortlessly cool 70s folk“, and whilst that was when Haylie Davis was Haylie Hostetter and recording as Lady Apple Tree, we stand by that assessment, and offer as […]
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Video: Natalie Wildgoose “River Days” – I don’t want to go

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With its grainy footage, the latest video from Natalie Wildgoose feels like a memory revisited, and the song’s lo-fi sound is like a musical remembering. The reflective River Days begins with tumbling piano notes, just like […]
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Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more comes to Liverpool in November – here’s how you can get your tickets

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Last week we announced details of Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]

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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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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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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

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Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

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When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

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Video: Ella Spencer “I Never Told You About Oregon”

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British-American singer-songwriter Ella Spencer has just launched her latest single, the piano-driven ballad ‘I Never Told You About Oregon’, written while on a road trip down America’s West Coast on 2023.   Spencer’s heartfelt vocal winds its […]
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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats lay bare emotional struggles and doubts on their fourth studio album, “South of Here.” “South of Here” is the latest album from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, showcasing their […]

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