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[ August 4, 2026 ] Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider Interviews
[ August 4, 2026 ] Phil Hooley “Everything We’ll Never Need” Album Reviews
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Classic Clips: Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Band “Grand Mamou” – Girl George TV Show, San Francisco, October 1978

December 9, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Habitués of ‘Cajun Corner’ may well be familiar with accordionist Ida Lewis Guillory, or ‘Queen Ida’ as she is better known. Ida Lewis was born in 1929 at Lake Charles, Louisiana. When she was ten her […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Mary Gauthier Songs

December 8, 2022 Graeme Tait 4

Mary Gauthier needs no introduction to regular readers and fans of all things americana, having over the last twenty five years confirmed herself as one of the finest songwriters of the genre, respected and loved as […]

Classic Americana Albums: Sarah Jarosz “Undercurrent”

December 7, 2022 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

There are plenty of reasons to describe ‘Undercurrent’ as a ‘Classic Americana Album’, but we might as well start with the official ones. In 2016, the album won two Grammys, one for ‘Best Folk Album’ and […]

Americana Bedrock – J. J. Cale

December 5, 2022 Martin Johnson 6

A key architect of the Tulsa Sound and one of the most influential guitarists of the last fifty years. Mention J.J. Cale to anyone with a passing interest in americana and they will immediately know the […]

The Twang Factor 3 presents: Salah Zhouri

December 2, 2022 Clint West 0

Welcome to the third series of The Twang Factor. We’ve featured some fantastic new artists over the first two series and can promise that this series will be no different. We have some terrific acts to […]

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Phil Hooley “Everything We’ll Never Need”

August 4, 2026 0

An appealing laid-back brew of blues, soul and country with gentle swing and groove. Scarborough-based Phil Hooley is the founder of the alt-country band The Woolgatherers. Everything We’ll Never Need is his third solo album after […]

Americana on Audio: Three books that you don’t need an Audible subscription for

August 4, 2026 0

Audiobooks are one of the big growth areas in listening. They now amount to 10% of the UK publishing market. That market is still dominated by the convenience of Amazon’s Audible platform, and there are plenty […]