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Interview: Shemekia Copeland on “Blame It On Eve”

September 18, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Why the blues is at the heart of all American roots music. Texas bluesman Johnny Copeland was at the forefront of keeping the blues alive and fresh in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and now his daughter […]

Interview: For the record, Mickelson states if you can’t be right be loud

September 13, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

The UNarmed American fires a shot he hopes will be heard ‘round the world. In early 2025, two hundred and fifty years after Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the immortal line, “the shot heard ‘round the world,” […]

Video interview: Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws on americana, a new label and “Moon Mirror”

September 12, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

“One of my favourite records of all time is The International Submarine Band’s ‘Safe at Home’” We have long been fans of Nada Surf here at AUK, a band who push the boundaries of what you […]

Interview: Satellite Inn’s Stiv Cantarelli on Italian Americana history

September 11, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Replacing Whiskeytown on Moodfood Records and being backed by Richmond Fontaine. Stiv Cantarelli has been able to carve out a musical career based on punk rock and his love of American roots music. This is all […]

Tales from The Long Road – Around the table with Gangstagrass

September 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Brooklyn Hip-Hop vibes come to Lutterworth. Gangstagrass, the Brooklyn-based bluegrass/hip-hop band, opened the Interstate stage at the Long Road Festival on 23rd August 2024, before heading off to play the Shrewsbury Folk Festival the same evening. […]