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Hadestown now playing in the West End

February 13, 2024 David Jarman 0
It is a truism that great musicals need great songs, and with 8 Tony Awards including ‘Best Musical’ and a Grammy Award for ‘Best Musical Theatre Album’   Hadestown has returned to the London stage with the finest […]
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‘Clint West’s Americana Plus’ Radio Show is back this week

February 12, 2024 Clint West 1
After a week off air ‘Clint West’s Americana Plus’ show hosted by AUK’s Clint West is back this week in its regular slot of 8pm- 10pm on Tuesday evenings on Social Music Radio. You can listen […]
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Blitzen Trapper announce new album “100’s of 1000’s, Millions of Billions”

February 7, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Watch the video for the first single from it below. Portland’s Blitzen Trapper who we are big fans of around these parts have announced their new album “100’s of 1000’s, Millions of Billions” will be released […]
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Jason Isbell wins big at 2024 Grammys

February 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
The more observant among you will have noted this year’s Grammy awards took place yesterday and Jason Isbell took away two awards, one for Best American Roots Song for his song with the 400 Unit ‘Cast […]
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Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit announce UK dates for November

January 29, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2
Following the release of the critically-acclaimed album “Weathervanes” last summer and off the back of picking up the Trailblazer Award at the AMA UK Awards, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have announced their return to […]

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Ryan O’Reilly “Native Companion”

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Contemporary and traditional blend from homegrown and widely travelled teacher of song. Native Companion is the fourth collection of contemporary Celticana from the peregrine musician, that is, Ryan O’Reilly. Alongside his English roots, the Oxford-born and […]
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Jerry Joseph And The Jackmormons “I Think I’m Here” – glorious life affirming music

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Jerry Joseph, we are happy to tell you, returns – not that he’s been away exactly, but we have an insatiable appetite for the kind of music that Jerry Joseph makes, and so the news that […]
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Video Premiere: Madam Radar “The Show Must Go On”

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Madam Radar’s The Show Must Go On is an anthem for performing, celebrating the lifestyle of the touring musician. In the accompanying video premiere, directed by Garrett Jay Brown, we get to see the band on […]

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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

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Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

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Good article in the Guardian today who had other things on their mind (Jez we can…) but found the time to muse that thanks in part to Mumford and Sons, there are more UK artists making American roots […]
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Eilen Jewell + Michelle Stodart, The Lexington, London, 6th August 2018

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Alex Naidus – formerly of Pains of Being Pure at Heart – heads up Massage, an LA based band with a nice line in jangly-guitar pop.  ‘Lydia’ is one of the first songs the band worked […]

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