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Interview: Steve Wynn on why he wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true

September 3, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
He will always be Steve Wynn but doesn’t intend to repeat past achievements. Steve Wynn maybe 64, but that doesn’t mean he has lost the drive and energy that drove the 21 year old music obsessive […]
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Interview: Elaine McGinty, CEO of the Phoenix Cultural Centre, Woking

August 30, 2024 FredArnold 2
A discussion on the challenges of getting an Americana music venue off the ground in a London commuter town. Just recently I had the pleasure to visit the Phoenix Cultural Centre (PCC) in Woking, a multi-activity […]
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Interview: Elles Bailey on “Beneath The Neon Glow”

August 27, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
The influence of parental love and the challenges of settling on an album title. Elles Bailey’s particular British take on American roots music has seen her win numerous awards across the americana and blues genres, and […]
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Interview: Jess Klein’s music has an integrity of purpose and a vison for joy

August 22, 2024 Dean Nardi 2
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try. – Mary Kay Place There appears to be very little in the way of pretence in Jess Klein’s songs. The emotions […]
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Interview: Brad Tursi on “Parallel Love”

August 20, 2024 Martin Johnson 2
Filtering James Taylor and Southern rock to distil his own sound. Old Dominion are one of the leading modern country bands with a sound that mixes country, rock & roll and pop. The band was formed […]

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The Song Remains: Andy Kershaw (1959-2026)

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Massive Attack & Tom Waits “Boots On The Ground” – a slight hint of disquiet

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Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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The Song Remains: Andy Kershaw (1959-2026)

April 20, 2026 0
The current UK roots and world music scenes owe a significant debt to broadcaster Andy Kershaw. Anyone in the UK who enjoyed world music and became a fan of roots-influenced rock from the ‘80s owes a […]
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Massive Attack & Tom Waits “Boots On The Ground” – a slight hint of disquiet

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We can be quite confident that this is the first Massive Attack release to be featured on Americana UK, we wouldn’t go so far as to say that it is the very first mention of Massive […]
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Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

April 20, 2026 0
In the new video from Minnesotan band The Gated Community, we find the group in the studio, demonstrating their considerable talents and the work that goes into all the sonic textures present in Hope to Hell. […]

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  • Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
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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The Infamous Stringdusters have announced their latest album, ‘Towards the Fray‘, which has come out today on Americana Vibes. Their first full studio album after ‘The Rising Sun‘ (2019) is the first to include drums. The […]
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Rich Hall brings country music to the masses on BBC next week

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Well the masses of BBC4 viewers that is. You may have noticed there’s a country thing going on at the moment at the BBC, partly because of the C2C music festival taking place in London this […]
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Alastair Fotheringham’s choice for the AUK Chain Gang last week, Paul Kelly’s ‘Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air’, deals with meeting God in “the air” after death. However, Christians also have faith that they […]

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