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Live Review: Beans on Toast, Stereo, Glasgow – 22nd February 2024

March 11, 2024 KC Vines 0
Difficult. When you have a 15 year back catalogue and the same number of albums, chock full of smart protest songs, many of which are crowd favourites; not to look back at your younger self and […]
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Live Review: The Autumn Saints, The Troubadour, London – 22nd February 2024

March 8, 2024 Danny Clifford 0
I guess, like many people, I have quite a wide and eclectic taste in music. I grew up on the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Yes, Sam & Dave, Johan Strauss, Status Quo, Chopin and […]
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Live Review: Matt Owen & The Delusional Vanity Project, Album launch @ Sound Lounge, London – 16th February 2024

February 26, 2024 Ken Beveridge 0
It is a busy, vibrant crowd that take their seats at Sutton’s popular Sound Lounge in anticipation of hearing the launch of Matt Owens’ newest album – ‘Way Out West’ – the follow-up to the ex-Noah […]
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Live Review: Hannah Rose Platt + Gene Morrissey, The Other Palace – Studio, London – 16th February 2024

February 21, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
A mild Friday night in central London saw Hannah Rose Platt bring her big showcase to the Studio in Victoria’s Old Palace Theatre.  The programme featured  front to back performances of her latest album, the Ed […]
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Live Review: Gaby Moreno, The Pheasantry, London – 15th February 2024

February 20, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Gaby Moreno’s London showcase in the lead up to the issue of her new album ‘Dusk’ was organised in conjunction with Jazz FM and their morning show presenter Nigel Williams.  The venue was The Pheasantry, a […]

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

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Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022

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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"
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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 […]
Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022
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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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  • Scotland Bluegrass Festival announces details of line up and expanded location – it’s got Biggar!
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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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Video: Riddy Arman “Both of My Hands”

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The beautiful but isolated landscapes of Western Montana are the perfect backdrop for Riddy Arman’s latest video, directed by respected film-maker Keenan O’Reilly.  Arman herself stars as a lonely ranch-hand and, thanks to her real-life work […]
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Video: Turnpike Troubadours “The Housefire”

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A live version of this great song from the Troubadours new album A Long Way From Your Heart.
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A Night to Remember: Andrew Combs, Country 2 Country, March 13th 2016

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When people ask me who the best people I’ve ever seen live are, I would often say Springsteen, Brothers Osborne or Chris Stapleton. The fact that Chris Stapleton played at the gig I’m writing about and […]

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