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Anniversary Cheers – Kelly Willis’ “What I Deserve” celebrates 25 years

January 9, 2025 FredArnold 1
25 years on , Kelly Willis re-releases the album that changed her fortunes and people’s view of her music. In 1999 Kelly Willis released “What I Deserve”, an album initiated by her release from MCA Records […]
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Continental Shift 5. Italy

January 8, 2025 Rick Bayles 2
Alt. Country is alive and well and sunning itself in Italy. If you’re going to write about americana music in Italy the logical place to start is with Stefano ‘Stiv’ Cantarelli and his great band, Satellite […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Sweet Talk

January 7, 2025 Rick Bayles 0
In March of last year (2024), my phone pinged signalling a message. It was from a good friend of mine, who spends part of his year living in Australia, and it was a video clip, from […]
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The Song Remains: Don Nix (1941-2024)

January 7, 2025 Martin Johnson 0
Legendary Memphis songwriter, musician and producer. Though he released nine solo albums, Memphis musician Don Nix, who died at home in Germantown, Tennessee in his sleep on New Year’s Eve, main claim to musical fame is […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Bob Dylan & The Band “Tears of Rage” (Bootleg Version)

January 6, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
“See if you can do something with this.” There are inconsistencies galore in the story of how events unfolded that ultimately led to Bob Dylan writing lyrics for ‘Tears of Rage’. First and foremost is disabusing […]

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The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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What a beautiful sound Bonny Light Horseman make – at times vintage American Folk, and at times striding fearlessly into Incredible String Band territory.  It comes from a deep love of British folk that infuses their […]
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Chuck Prophet announces new album

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Guitar god Chuck Prophet has some good news for us all – May 15th will see his latest album ‘The Land that Time Forgot‘ carried shoulder high into the streets by Yep Roc.  We don’t like […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: Fruit Bats “From a Soon to be Ghost Town”

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