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Live Review: Jolie Holland + Mark McKowski, Portland Arms, Cambridge – 1st April 2024

April 10, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 1
The Portland Arms in Cambridge (capacity 200) had a hard time getting punters out for this exceptional gig on the fag end of Easter weekend. Consequently the usual competition to get to the front was non-existent […]
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Live Review: Brown Horse + Pigeon Wigs + Ead Wood: Le Pub, Newport – 29th March 2024

April 9, 2024 Tim Martin 0
Brown Horse have attracted the sort of reviews most bands dream of for their debut album and consequently they drew a respectable Good Friday crowd to Newport.  Managing to cram all six of the band onto […]
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Live Review: South By Southwest Festival 2024, Austin, Texas

April 8, 2024 Paul Dominy 0
In my twenty years attending South by Southwest, Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express have been there for half of them.  Even when they are not going to be in town during the week of the […]
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Live Review: Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman + Andy Lenton, Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln – 22nd March 2024

April 3, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
The folk club at Nettleham Village Hall can always be relied on to deliver the highest quality acts to entertain the local congregation and this particular evening was no exception with what can only be described […]
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Syncing Americana – A panel discussion at the AMAUK conference

April 3, 2024 Peter Feldon 1
OK, we promise this is the last of our ramblings garnered from the AMAUK’s January shindig. While it is the showcase gigs and the awards show which get all the attention, industry movers and shakers get […]

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

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John Prine August 2016
Features

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

April 9, 2026 0
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 […]
Album cover artwork for Cut Worms "Transmitter"
Album Reviews

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 […]
Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022
Essentials

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

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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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
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”

April 2, 2026 0
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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