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The Felice Brothers announce new album and autumn UK/Europe tour

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The Felice Brothers have announced a new album ‘Valley of Abandoned Songs’, which will be released on 27thJune  on Conor Oberst’s new record label, Million Stars. The album resulted from a process of going through their […]
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The big guns come out for Tom Petty tribute “Petty Country”

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Put on a Nudie shirt, grab a bottle of Bud and shout Yeeehaa! “Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty”, a country tribute album curated by some of the late rocker’s closest friends and […]
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Jesse Daniel announces release of new album “Countin’ The Miles”

April 11, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Californian singer/songwriter Jesse Daniel has announced new album ‘Countin’ The Miles’, which is due out on 7th June via Lightning Rod Records. Daniel considers himself a country artist but does it his own way leading to […]
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Bonny Light Horseman ride to the rescue on a new label

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And with their first-ever video a double album! Bonny Light Horseman – the acclaimed trio of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman – have announced their third full-length and Jagjaguwar record label debut, the […]
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Elles Bailey to release new album in August

April 10, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Elles Bailey has established herself as a favourite act of the UK Americana Music Association gathering a string of awards since 2020 as well as being championed by leading americana radio presenters like Bob Harris and […]

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Justin Townes Earle stands tall in the pantheon of singer-songwriters in the americana theatre. The son of one of the most universally acclaimed exponents of the genre (Steve Earle) and named after another (Townes van Zandt), […]
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The Band of Heathens “Country Sides”

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Two decades in, The Band of Heathens deliver 11 songs rooted in Texas americana. Country Sides is the latest album from DIY Austin country rockers Band of Heathens.  It sees them 20 years into their career […]
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Preview: Danny George Wilson launches new album with May tour supporting The Handsome Family

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]
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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]

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