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The Infamous Stringdusters new album is out today

February 18, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The Infamous Stringdusters have announced their latest album, ‘Towards the Fray‘, which has come out today on Americana Vibes. Their first full studio album after ‘The Rising Sun‘ (2019) is the first to include drums. The […]

Joshua Hedley announces new album out in April

February 17, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Joshua Hedley will release his new album ‘Neon Blue’ on April 22nd, via New West Records. The 12-song set was co-produced by Jordan Lehning (Rodney Crowell) and Skylar Wilson (Justin Townes Earle) and mixed by Kyle […]

Ron Sexsmith starting rescheduled tour next month

February 16, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Ron Sexsmith has announced the rescheduled show supporting his 2020 album ‘Hermitage‘ will finally take place in March. Americana UK writer Rick Bayles called the album “Wit and positivity from a fine songwriter“. The Canadian folk […]

Willie Nelson announces new album out at end of April

February 16, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Willie Nelson has announced his latest album ‘A Beautiful Time‘ will be out on Legacy Recordings. The prolific songwriter has timed this most recent work to come out on his 89th birthday, April 29th. Nelson teamed […]

New Amos Lee album out today

February 11, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

Amos Lee has released a new album ‘Dreamland‘ on Dualtone. This, his eighth album, has been preceded by singles ‘Worry No More‘ and brand new track ‘Into the Clearing‘ which is out today. The album comes […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
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Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]