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Maggie May Treanor is the winner of Twang Factor 4

December 18, 2025 Dean Nardi 4
It took a photo finish to declare Maggie May Treanor the winner by a nose over Sorrel Nation in the Twang Factor 4 contest. Coming in third by a whisker over Steve Hewitt was Hannah Crossrose. […]
Features

The Twang Factor 4 Results: Second place goes to Sorrel Nation

December 17, 2025 Dean Nardi 2
By the slimmest of margins, Sorrel Nation was runner-up in the Twang Factor 4 contest. Either hers or the eventual winner’s video would have been excellent choices, but unfortunately, there is only room at the top […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Results: Hannah Crossrose takes third place

December 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
In horse racing, it is called win, place or show, and by coming in third through a vote by the judges, Hannah Crossrose showed off her vocals and songwriting skills to good advantage. After the release […]
Features

The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Hannah Crossrose

December 8, 2025 Dean Nardi 0
The final entrant in Twang Factor 4 is Hannah Crossrose, an alt-country singer-songwriter from Australia. Melbourne-born alt-country singer-songwriter Hannah Crossrose has been crafting heartfelt, intimate and bewitching songs on windswept Bunurong coastlines since the age of […]
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The Twang Factor 4 Presents: Jon Harmon

December 5, 2025 Dean Nardi 10
The next entrant in Twang Factor 4 is Jon Harmon, who is a singer-songwriter based in Velletri, Italy.  Harmon has been performing and writing songs for years, but found his true voice only lately. “I am […]

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For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”

October 5, 2026 0
Steve Forbert arrived on the music scene in 1978 fully formed and alive with youthful energy and attitude. Fast forward nearly fifty years and he continues to make music that is consistently relevant and enjoyable. Touted […]
Album Reviews

This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”

October 5, 2026 0
Deeply human songs with indie sensibilities and shades of bluegrass. This is Lorelei is the moniker used by singer-songwriter Nate Amos. He’s also in the experimental, indie pop band Water from Your Eyes, where he plays […]
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Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years

October 5, 2026 0
Warner Music UK/Rhino release a 35th-Anniversary version of the classic sophomore album from the Levellers. Originally released in 1991 with that iconic opening “There’s only one way of life / And that’s your own”, the Levellers […]

  • For The Sake of The Song: Steve Forbert “Ebenezer’s Back In Town”
  • This is Lorelei “The Singer in My Band”
  • Anniversary Cheers: Levellers “Levelling The Land” celebrates 35 years
  • Dom Flemons to release new album using Smithsonian’s collection of musical instruments
  • Laura Cortese “Lucky Water”
  • Live Review: First Aid Kit and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Albert Hall, London – 30th September 2026
  • Wynonna “Hear Me Now” – if only we could
  • Video: Charlie Sherbourne & The Nightbirds “All I Ever Wanted”
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

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

September 29, 2026 2
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”

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Video Premiere: Jonathan Warren and The Billy Goats “Talk About My Doubt”

May 13, 2024 0
Check out the new single from Boise-based Jonathan Warren and The Billy Goats.  The band describe their sound as, “…progressive, psychobilly folk-grass,” which sums up their blend of styles and adventurous approach.  ‘Talk About My Doubt’ […]
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Ryan Adams releases video for new single – Watch

February 1, 2017 0
Apologies if you’re sick of Ryan Adams news this week – there may be more to come to be fair – and today’s little four minute nugget is that he’s released the new music video for […]
Book Reviews

Elizabeth Thomson – Two Bobs and Me

April 12, 2021 1
Following Jonathan Aird’s review of ‘Bob Dylan: No Direction Home’, published to mark Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday on May 24th, we have a special guest article from the book’s revising editor, Elizabeth Thomson, also the author […]

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