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Joshua Hedley announces UK dates for June

May 11, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0
Joshua Hedley has announced UK tour dates for June 2022, taking in London, Manchester and Glasgow. He will also appear at Red Rooster Festival on Saturday 4 June, as previously announced. His new album ‘Neon Blue’ […]
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Charlie Musselwhite releases new single from upcoming album

May 10, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Mississippi-born, Memphis-raised, Grammy Award-winning music legend Charlie Musselwhite has released ‘Blues Gave Me A Ride’, the first single from his upcoming album. The master harmonica player and blues guitarist has announced his latest album ‘Mississippi Son’ […]
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Welcome to a new series of features in which some of our writers will try to justify an Americana tag on a band and/or album that wouldn’t, usually, be associated with this genre. This series has […]
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Brand new Americana Fest in Bath announced for this July

May 9, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
The line-up for a new comedy and music festival in the American Museum and Gardens in Bath has been released. Called simply “Americana Fest”, the weekender will include a star-studded selection of American ex-pat comedians, and […]
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World’s biggest ceilidh announced for this December!

May 6, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
The world’s biggest ceilidh will occur in The Ovo Hydro later this year. Entitled Hoolie in the Hydro, the night will feature some top musicians in the Scottish and Irish scenes. The world-first event, which will […]

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Pick of the bunch from Canadian troubadour in late career full bloom. Lynn Miles may not yet be among your ‘top ten Canadian songwriters’, but A Bouquet of Black Flowers may be about to change that. […]
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The opening track to Nashville outlaw India Ramey’s forthcoming album is Welcome to My Villain Era providing the title and mission statement for Villain Era, which is due out on 8th May 2026, via Copoco/Blue Élan […]
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Big city girl with country sensibilities delivers a fine sophomore album of self-exploration. And here we have yet another female singer-songwriter with great potential in the americana field. Just 24, del Carmen has already released two […]

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