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Americana Music Association (UK) Announces Award Winners

January 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
By the miracle of the electric railway your dedicated late night news reporter was able to hot-foot (hot-rail?) it from London’s Hackney Empire where the AMA-UK Awards show was held on Thursday night and get back […]
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Nickel Creek announces new album – new single out now

January 26, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
GRAMMY Award-winning trio Nickel Creek aka mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins will release ‘Celebrants‘, their first new album in nine years, on March 24th via Thirty Tigers. Ahead of the release, […]
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Neilson Hubbard reveals photography exhibition next week

January 20, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
Neilson Hubbard, the American singer-songwriter and producer who was responsible for Mary Gauthier’s Grammy nominated ‘Rifles and Rosary Beads‘ and who has worked with other artists such as Kim Richey and Sam Baker, will be launching […]
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Preview: Celtic Connections 2023 kicks off this week celebrating its 30th year

January 16, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Celtic Connections, Glasgow’s annual folk and roots music festival, opens its doors this Thursday, 19th January, for three weeks of concerts and events. It’s the first full-fledged festival since pandemic restrictions were ended. The festival moved […]
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Yo La Tengo announce new album with brand new single

January 16, 2023 Emily Dongray 0
Yo La Tengo has announced their latest album, ‘This Stupid World‘, which will be released on February 10th on Matador. This, their sixteenth album, is their first self-produced record and has been described as their most […]

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Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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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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