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For the Sake of the Song: Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “Rise Up With Fists!!”

March 17, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 1

Jenny Lewis first came to fame as a child actress, starting at the tender age of three when she appeared in a television commercial for Jell-O, a gelatine dessert. She starred in a number of films […]

Classic Clips: Dave Rawlings Machine “Method Acting/ Cortez The Killer” – Live From Here, 2018

March 14, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

In the beginning there was “A Prairie Home Companion” a live radio variety show presented by Garrison Keillor from the Fitzgerald Theatre in St Paul, Minnesota. By 2016, Keillor was ready to hand over to a […]

Essentials: The top 10 Icarus Phoenix/Drew Danburry songs

March 13, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Editing an americana site for the last 24 years, one of the things I often get asked is the age old question “what is Americana?” and while not particularly having an answer, I commented on our […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Tom Rapp “A Journal of the Plague Year”

March 12, 2025 Dean Nardi 2

A contributory article to an occasional series. Italo Calvino, the eminent Italian writer, once wrote, “The more we think we know the classics through hearsay, the more original, unexpected, and innovative we find them when we […]

For The Sake Of The Song: NoahJohn “Tadpoles”

March 10, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

One of the first tracks I encountered in my exploration of alt-country was NoahJohn’s wonderful ‘Standing On A Snake’ from the 1999 album “Tadpoles”. Here is the title track from that excellent album, which gained some […]

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Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here”

May 18, 2026 0

A strong debut album with a range of folk-based songs with lyrical depth and style. This is the first full-length album from Ohio-based Midwestern Mrs, better known as Georgia Evans to her family, following a string […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Blue Rodeo “5 Days In May”

May 18, 2026 0

Blue Rodeo, veterans of the americana scene for over forty years, have several songs in their vast catalogue that remain perennial fan favourites; 5 Days In May is one such song. The opening number from Five […]

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Ryan O’Reilly “Native Companion”

May 18, 2026 0

Contemporary and traditional blend from homegrown and widely travelled teacher of song. Native Companion is the fourth collection of contemporary Celticana from the peregrine musician, that is, Ryan O’Reilly. Alongside his English roots, the Oxford-born and […]

For the Sake of the Song: Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins “Rise Up With Fists!!”

Classic Clips: Dave Rawlings Machine “Method Acting/ Cortez The Killer” – Live From Here, 2018

Essentials: The top 10 Icarus Phoenix/Drew Danburry songs

Classic Americana Albums: Tom Rapp “A Journal of the Plague Year”

For The Sake Of The Song: NoahJohn “Tadpoles”

Midwestern Mrs “I’m Still Here”

For The Sake Of The Song: Blue Rodeo “5 Days In May”

Ryan O’Reilly “Native Companion”

Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons “I Think I’m Here” – glorious life affirming music

Video Premiere: Madam Radar “The Show Must Go On”