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Essentials: The Top 10 Ry Cooder Albums

May 10, 2024 David Jarman 4
Ry Cooder occupies a very special place in the canon of Americana, as an instrumentalist, songwriter, collaborator across many genres and interpreter of American traditional music. A highly rated guitarist, especially on slide where he is […]
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Classic Clips: John Hartford with Glen Campbell “Gentle On My Mind”

May 10, 2024 Paul Kerr 1
The late John Hartford seems, to this writer, to be criminally overlooked these days, 23 years after his passing. For those who remember him well it’s his fiddle and banjo-infused songs along with his love of […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: ​Ronnie Lane & The Band Slim Chance “The Poacher”

May 7, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 4
I was inspired to choose ‘The Poacher’ on hearing Slim Chance perform it at a recent show to raise funds for their seriously ill guitarist Steve Simpson. This band, originally formed by Ronnie Lane, took all […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Katie Powderly

May 7, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Katie Powderly is an award winning songwriter whose recording career began well over a decade ago and who has shared bills with such luminaries of the Americana Music genre as Tony Rice, […]
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Classic Clips: Bob Dylan “Mr Tambourine Man”, Newport Folk Festival, 1964

May 3, 2024 Jonathan Aird 4
You know, sometimes people say to me “Jonathan, you may not agree with me but I really do think that Bob Dylan is over rated, and I just don’t get all the hoo-hah about him.  He’s […]

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Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

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Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]
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Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

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Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]
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Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

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Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]

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

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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. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

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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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We’re delighted to showcase the video premiere of this gently dry-humoured song, which will take you back to the country stylings of another time.  Smartly written and beautifully performed, Mackay’s new single is characteristic of his […]

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