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AmericanA to Z – Buffalo Springfield

November 19, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 1
B is for… Could it be The Byrds, Bardo Pond, The Band, Bill Mallonee, The Bible, Bill Fay, Bennett Wilson Poole, Ben Howard, Ben Folds, Beck, Band of Heathens, Band of Horses, Barzin or any of […]
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What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?

November 14, 2019 Paul Villers 0
More of our popular feature “What Is This…?” now folks. This time US based writer Steven Rafferty spills the beans on his big man’s old console or even his system’s console big man or even his […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: Miranda Lee Richards “Tokyo’s Dancing”

November 13, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1
Miranda Lee Richards is an LA-based singer-songwriter who was born in San Francisco after the summer of love, growing up in an artistic and bohemian environment that has informed her adult life and work – her […]
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The great AUK Avetts’ new album debate

November 13, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2
We published our review of the Avett Brothers’ new record ‘Closer Than Together’ yesterday which it’s fair to say isn’t going to be on our writer Steven Rafferty’s albums of the year list. As an editor, […]
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AmericanA to Z – Alison Krauss (and Union Station)

November 12, 2019 Tim Martin 0
In the first run through the alphabet of Americana we focused on some artists who weren’t particularly big names. For the start of this pass at the A to Z we are looking at someone with […]

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Big Love Car Wash announces first European, UK and Ireland Tour

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Austin-based americana band Big Love Car Wash is crossing the Atlantic this summer for its debut European tour, bringing their blend of bluegrass, roots, and storytelling to audiences across Denmark, Sweden, England, and Ireland. The band’s […]
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Hell In A Handcart: Dog eat dog – what do you choose? 

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“In a time of universal deceit telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” – George Orwell Once more unto the breach, dear friends – this latest in our occasional series of ramblings regarding all things political […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Video: Miko Marks “I’ll Cry for Yours”

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Wow – what a vocal performance.  Miko Marks displays her range, control and the sheer emotional quality of her voice in ‘I’ll Cry for Yours’.  Her delivery is so authentic and full of feeling that this […]
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Bluegrass Briefs – April 2023

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This month’s set of Bluegrass related albums shows just how far a genre that was once seen as resolutely traditional and backward looking has come. With contemporary Country, Gypsy Jazz and English folk blending with the […]
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Billy Bragg to publish new book on skiffle

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News from Uncut on americana’s resident poet laureate: “Billy Bragg has announced details of a new book, Roots, Radicals & Rockers: How Skiffle Changed The World. It’ll be published on June 1, 2017 by Faber. “Against […]

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