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Judy Collins and a Global Choir to fund the WHO
It’s one of her most iconic recordings – ‘Amazing Grace‘ – and Judy Collins has been inspired to put her voice – and the voices of thousands of others making up a “virtual choir” – to […]
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Americana UK supports Black Out Tuesday
In light of the awful events over in the States these last few days, Americana UK is joining our comrades the world over in outrage over the violent killing of George Floyd, standing in solidarity with […]
Album Reviews
Muzz “Muzz” (Matador Records, 2020)
Not just the band’s name, ‘Muzz’ perfectly describes their sound. Fortunately that was the intention according to producer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman who wanted to describe the texture of the group’s sound without being pinned to […]
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Brandi Carlile to play classic albums in full by live-stream
Washington born americana singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile has announced she will be performing her Grammy Award-winning 2018 album ‘By the Way, I Forgive You’ in its entirety during a live-stream which will take place on Monday June […]
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Stripmall Ballads “Distant” (Freeloader Free Press, 2020)
Now, these are not the happiest of times, obviously, but why do so many new albums coming from singer/songwriters have to be so relentlessly miserable? Even a miserable song with a jaunty tune would be a […]