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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to hold online festival featuring Emmylou and more

September 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

One of the few silver linings of the current situation is that you get to go to festivals you wouldn’t normally be able to attend, albeit virtually, and in that spirit San Fransisco’s Bay Area’s beloved […]

Steve Earle to cover son Justin’s songs on new album

September 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Earle has announced a new album of covers of songs written by his son, the late Justin Townes Earle who died last month at the age of 38. Steve Earle and the Dukes plan to […]

US Americana Awards 2020 postponed due to Covid concerns

September 15, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The 2020 Americana Honors and Awards which were due to take place in Nashville tomorrow have been postponed because of concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic. The ceremony was set to include its usual live event at […]

New Bruce Springsteen album “Letter To You” out next month – Listen

September 10, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

Bruce Springsteen’s new studio album with the E Street Band, ‘Letter To You’, will be released by Columbia Records in the UK on 23rd October, his 20th studio album which was recorded at his home studio […]

Interview: Chuck Prophet in San Francisco on fires and Dan Penn

September 9, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Chuck Prophet has had a long and fruitful career as a singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, beginning with the groundbreaking Green On Red in the ‘80s before launching a successful solo career that has delivered a new […]

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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 0

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

May 19, 2026 0

Highly regarded Canadian folkies continue to impress with album number seven. Formed in 2005, Canadian folkies The Fugitives have, over the subsequent eleven years, garnered themselves quite a reputation for delivering memorable live shows full of […]

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

May 19, 2026 0

Old Crow Medicine Show will release their new record Union Made on 5th June 2026 with Hartland Records via Firebird Music. The album finds the two-time Grammy-winning string band reflecting upon the people, places, and stories […]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to hold online festival featuring Emmylou and more

Steve Earle to cover son Justin’s songs on new album

US Americana Awards 2020 postponed due to Covid concerns

New Bruce Springsteen album “Letter To You” out next month – Listen

Interview: Chuck Prophet in San Francisco on fires and Dan Penn

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

The Fugitives “The Fugitives”

Old Crow Medicine Show will release latest record Union Made in early June

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