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Classic Clips: Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats “S.O.B.” on Later… With Jools Holland, 29th September 2015

May 5, 2023 GrahamBollands 0
‘Later…with Jools Holland‘, the first ever episode of which was screened on Thursday, 8th October 1992 at 11.55pm on BBC2, needs no introduction. During the most recent series, Series 61, it passed the landmark of running […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Harry Chapin songs

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It’s now nearly 42 years since Harold Forster Chapin died in a horrific car crash on the Long Island Expressway when his tiny 1975 Volkswagen Rabbit collided with an enormous semi-trailer truck. Better known of course […]
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The First Time: Jonathan Smith – The Pogues, Cornwall Coliseum, St Austell, 1990

May 4, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0
My love for music kicked in around 1978, and yet it was another 12 years before my first ‘big’ gig experience. This was mainly due to a combination of growing up in West Cornwall, and having […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Greg Brown “Covenant”

May 3, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1
Back in the year 2000, prolific folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown released two excellent records: ‘Over and Under’ and, a few months later, ‘Covenant’.  Over the years, Brown has released a huge amount of material and if […]
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The Song Remains: Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)

May 3, 2023 Martin Johnson 8
His songs reflect his personal experiences and love of Canada, but his music travelled the world. Gordon Lightfoot died on Monday, 1st May, in a Toronto hospital of undisclosed causes, having worked actively until 2022. It […]

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Video Premiere and Q&A: Lady Nade “Identity”

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Lady Nade’s journey of self-exploration is brought to vivid life in this bold new single, Identity. With uplifting, joyous backing vocals and instrumentation, Lady Nade delivers thought provoking lyrics that reveal the many aspects of herself. […]
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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

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The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]
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Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

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Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]

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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

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Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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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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Here is a dreamily gentle, melodic beauty of a song from Ashley Shadow AKA Ashley Webber.  It’s an achingly sad ballad, full of loss and yearning: “Does he search my name does he ever think about […]
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Video Premiere: Shannon Leigh Reynolds “Hold On”

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Check out the inspiring, uplifting ‘Hold On’ from Shannon Leigh Reynolds.  The song features a fabulous band, whose instruments combine to create a striking roots sound over which Reynolds’ classic country vocal soars.  Particularly impressive is […]
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Chamomile and Whiskey “Red Clay Heart” (County Wide Records, 2020)

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Virginia natives Chamomile and Whiskey’s founding members Koda Kerl and Marie Borgman came up with their band name after mixing mellow, sweet, herbal chamomile tea with Evan Williams, the legendary brand of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, […]

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