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Troubadour of choice Jason McNiff adds a ninth album to his bulging repertoire

May 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
The Hastings based singer songwriter and guitarist Jason McNiff has announced the release of his 9th LP, “Everything’s a Song”, on June 7th. The album was produced and recorded by Matt Armstrong (bass and drums) in […]
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Alex Izenberg announces release of fourth album “Alex Izenberg & The Exiles”

May 10, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Alex Izenberg has released three albums under his own name but for his fourth has produced a band album. ‘Alex Izenberg & The Exiles’ is due for release on 26th July 2024 via Weird World / […]
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Americana Music Association announces nominees for 23rd Annual Honours and Awards

May 9, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
The AMAUK awards take place here in January each year but over in the US, the (not UK) Americana Music Association (AMA) has announced the nominees for their 23rd Annual Americana Honours & Awards.  The awards […]
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Melissa Carper announces new album “Borned In Ya”

May 8, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0
Melissa Carper has announced her next album, ‘Borned In Ya’, which is due out 19th July 2024 via Mae Music/Thirty Tigers, ‘Borned In Ya’ is a phrase Carper heard used by Ralph Stanley to describe a […]
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Jenny Parrott announces release of new album “Love Spell”

May 8, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1
Austin experimental folk artist Jenny Parrott has announced the release oftheir new album ‘Love Spell’, which arrives on 28th June 2024. An eclectic mix of vocals – both in English and Spanish – as well as […]

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The Felice Brothers, live at the 100 Club, London - 2nd September 2026

Live Review: The Felice Brothers, 100 Club, London – 2nd September 2026

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Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”

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Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0
Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]
Album Reviews

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

September 8, 2026 0
Quirky, gentle release from San Francisco Bay area songwriter and musician. Angle of Repose is the fifth album from Bay area Blaine Todd, a newcomer to our site, but a release with a resonance with many […]
Liz Stringer in performance April 2013
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More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

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There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller and […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

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It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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The origin of the expression “skeleton at the feast (or banquet)” has been traced back to the Egyptian custom of bringing a skeleton or mummy to a feast as a reminder of mortality amidst the festivity. […]
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The Lowtimers “Cracks”

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A laid-back debut album rooted in Americana traditions from a band who seem incredibly comfortable in what they are doing. Emerging from the West Coast’s music scene and having spent a number of years on the […]
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What does a year in the Tracks really mean?  On the one hand running the Tracks feature (and we’re sweeping up all other new music Tracks under that banner) means that there will be a lot […]

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